Alexander Seton of Gordon
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Alexander Seton of Gordon was a Scottish nobleman of the late medieval period and a key ancestor of the powerful Gordon family, later Earls of Huntly.
All labels observed (1)
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| Alexander Seton of Gordon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22442506 — 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: Alexander Seton of Gordon Context triple: [Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly, father, Alexander Seton of Gordon]
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A.
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar and Moray
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar and Moray, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman and military leader known for his influential role in Highland politics and his controversial seizure of the Earldom of Mar.
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B.
John Erskine, Earl of Mar
John Erskine, Earl of Mar, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and politician best known for initiating and commanding the Jacobite rising of 1715 in an effort to restore the Stuart monarchy.
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C.
John Erskine, Earl of Mar
John Erskine, Earl of Mar, was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman and regent who played a key role in the political and religious conflicts of Scotland during the reigns of Mary, Queen of Scots, and James VI.
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D.
John Stewart, Earl of Mar
John Stewart, Earl of Mar, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman and royal prince, notable as a younger son of King James II of Scotland and a member of the influential Stewart dynasty.
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E.
William Seton
William Seton was an early American financier and broker known for being among the founders of what became the New York Stock Exchange.
- 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: Alexander Seton of Gordon Target entity description: Alexander Seton of Gordon was a Scottish nobleman of the late medieval period and a key ancestor of the powerful Gordon family, later Earls of Huntly.
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A.
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar and Moray
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar and Moray, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman and military leader known for his influential role in Highland politics and his controversial seizure of the Earldom of Mar.
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B.
John Erskine, Earl of Mar
John Erskine, Earl of Mar, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and politician best known for initiating and commanding the Jacobite rising of 1715 in an effort to restore the Stuart monarchy.
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C.
John Erskine, Earl of Mar
John Erskine, Earl of Mar, was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman and regent who played a key role in the political and religious conflicts of Scotland during the reigns of Mary, Queen of Scots, and James VI.
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D.
John Stewart, Earl of Mar
John Stewart, Earl of Mar, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman and royal prince, notable as a younger son of King James II of Scotland and a member of the influential Stewart dynasty.
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E.
William Seton
William Seton was an early American financier and broker known for being among the founders of what became the New York Stock Exchange.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.