George Gordon, 5th Earl of Huntly
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George Gordon, 5th Earl of Huntly, was a powerful 16th-century Scottish nobleman and chief of Clan Gordon who played a major role in the turbulent politics of the reigns of James V and Mary, Queen of Scots.
All labels observed (1)
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| George Gordon, 5th Earl of Huntly canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22300632 — 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: George Gordon, 5th Earl of Huntly Context triple: [George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly, child, George Gordon, 5th Earl of Huntly]
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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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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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George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly
George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly was a prominent early 17th-century Scottish nobleman and Royalist leader during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly
George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly, was a powerful late 16th- and early 17th-century Scottish nobleman and clan chief who played a central role in the turbulent politics and religious conflicts of his time.
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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.
- 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: George Gordon, 5th Earl of Huntly Target entity description: George Gordon, 5th Earl of Huntly, was a powerful 16th-century Scottish nobleman and chief of Clan Gordon who played a major role in the turbulent politics of the reigns of James V and Mary, Queen of Scots.
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A.
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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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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George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly
George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly was a prominent early 17th-century Scottish nobleman and Royalist leader during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly
George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly, was a powerful late 16th- and early 17th-century Scottish nobleman and clan chief who played a central role in the turbulent politics and religious conflicts of his time.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.