Gordon earls of Huntly
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The Gordon Earls of Huntly were a powerful Scottish noble family who dominated politics and landholding in the northeast Highlands from the late Middle Ages into the early modern period.
All labels observed (1)
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| Gordon earls of Huntly canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21806307 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gordon earls of Huntly Context triple: [Strathbogie, hasHistoricConnection, Gordon earls of Huntly]
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A.
Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly
Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman and statesman who became a leading magnate in the northeast Highlands and a key supporter of the Stewart monarchy.
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B.
George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly
George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly, was a powerful 16th-century Scottish nobleman and statesman who served as a leading figure in the politics of the Scottish Highlands and at the court of Mary, Queen of Scots.
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C.
George Gordon, 6th Earl of Huntly
George Gordon, 6th Earl of Huntly, was a powerful late 16th-century Scottish noble and leading Catholic magnate who played a central role in the political and military conflicts of James VI’s reign.
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D.
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus, was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate who played a significant role in the turbulent politics of late medieval Scotland.
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James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus was a prominent late 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate who played a significant role in the politics of the Douglas family and the Scottish crown.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gordon earls of Huntly Target entity description: The Gordon Earls of Huntly were a powerful Scottish noble family who dominated politics and landholding in the northeast Highlands from the late Middle Ages into the early modern period.
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A.
Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly
Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman and statesman who became a leading magnate in the northeast Highlands and a key supporter of the Stewart monarchy.
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B.
George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly
George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly, was a powerful 16th-century Scottish nobleman and statesman who served as a leading figure in the politics of the Scottish Highlands and at the court of Mary, Queen of Scots.
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C.
George Gordon, 6th Earl of Huntly
George Gordon, 6th Earl of Huntly, was a powerful late 16th-century Scottish noble and leading Catholic magnate who played a central role in the political and military conflicts of James VI’s reign.
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D.
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus, was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate who played a significant role in the turbulent politics of late medieval Scotland.
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E.
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus was a prominent late 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate who played a significant role in the politics of the Douglas family and the Scottish crown.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.