Archibald Douglas, Earl of Wigtown
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Archibald Douglas, Earl of Wigtown, was a prominent early 15th-century Scottish nobleman and military leader noted for his role in the Hundred Years’ War in support of France.
All labels observed (1)
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| Archibald Douglas, Earl of Wigtown canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21745458 — 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: Archibald Douglas, Earl of Wigtown Context triple: [Battle of Baugé, commander, Archibald Douglas, Earl of Wigtown]
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John Stewart, Earl of Buchan
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and military commander of the early 15th century who notably fought for France during the Hundred Years’ War and was killed at the Battle of Verneuil in 1424.
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B.
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas, was a prominent 17th-century Scottish nobleman and head of the powerful Douglas family, influential in the politics and aristocracy of Scotland.
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Archibald Douglas
Archibald Douglas was a Scottish nobleman best known for his central role in the protracted Douglas inheritance dispute, which became one of 18th-century Scotland’s most famous legal cases.
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Archibald Douglas
Archibald Douglas was a 14th-century Scottish noble and military leader who served as Guardian of Scotland during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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E.
James Douglas, Earl of Buchan
James Douglas, Earl of Buchan, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman and member of the powerful Douglas family who held the earldom of Buchan during the turbulent late medieval period in Scotland.
- 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: Archibald Douglas, Earl of Wigtown Target entity description: Archibald Douglas, Earl of Wigtown, was a prominent early 15th-century Scottish nobleman and military leader noted for his role in the Hundred Years’ War in support of France.
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A.
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and military commander of the early 15th century who notably fought for France during the Hundred Years’ War and was killed at the Battle of Verneuil in 1424.
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B.
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas, was a prominent 17th-century Scottish nobleman and head of the powerful Douglas family, influential in the politics and aristocracy of Scotland.
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C.
Archibald Douglas
Archibald Douglas was a Scottish nobleman best known for his central role in the protracted Douglas inheritance dispute, which became one of 18th-century Scotland’s most famous legal cases.
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D.
Archibald Douglas
Archibald Douglas was a 14th-century Scottish noble and military leader who served as Guardian of Scotland during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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E.
James Douglas, Earl of Buchan
James Douglas, Earl of Buchan, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman and member of the powerful Douglas family who held the earldom of Buchan during the turbulent late medieval period in Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
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