Earl of Macduff
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The Earl of Macduff is a Scottish peerage title historically associated with the British royal family, notably borne by Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Earl of Macduff canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21857247 — 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: Earl of Macduff Context triple: [Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, title, Earl of Macduff]
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A.
1st Marquess of Macduff
The 1st Marquess of Macduff was a Scottish peer from the Duff family who was elevated from Earl Fife and became a prominent aristocrat in the late 19th century.
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B.
MacDuff, Earl of Fife
MacDuff, Earl of Fife, was the hereditary mormaer of Fife and head of the powerful medieval Scottish clan MacDuff, traditionally regarded as the premier earl of the kingdom and a key figure in Scottish politics and royal inaugurations.
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C.
Richard MacDuff
Richard MacDuff is a central character in Douglas Adams's novel "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency," portrayed as a somewhat hapless but intelligent software engineer entangled in the story's bizarre, time-twisting mysteries.
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D.
Campbell of Cawdor
Campbell of Cawdor is a prominent Scottish Highland branch of Clan Campbell historically associated with the Cawdor estates and castle in Nairnshire.
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E.
Duke of Ross
The Duke of Ross was a Scottish noble title historically associated with members of the royal Stewart (Stuart) family.
- 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: Earl of Macduff Target entity description: The Earl of Macduff is a Scottish peerage title historically associated with the British royal family, notably borne by Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn.
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A.
1st Marquess of Macduff
The 1st Marquess of Macduff was a Scottish peer from the Duff family who was elevated from Earl Fife and became a prominent aristocrat in the late 19th century.
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B.
MacDuff, Earl of Fife
MacDuff, Earl of Fife, was the hereditary mormaer of Fife and head of the powerful medieval Scottish clan MacDuff, traditionally regarded as the premier earl of the kingdom and a key figure in Scottish politics and royal inaugurations.
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C.
Richard MacDuff
Richard MacDuff is a central character in Douglas Adams's novel "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency," portrayed as a somewhat hapless but intelligent software engineer entangled in the story's bizarre, time-twisting mysteries.
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D.
Campbell of Cawdor
Campbell of Cawdor is a prominent Scottish Highland branch of Clan Campbell historically associated with the Cawdor estates and castle in Nairnshire.
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E.
Duke of Ross
The Duke of Ross was a Scottish noble title historically associated with members of the royal Stewart (Stuart) family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.