William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus
E403080
William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and powerful magnate of the Douglas family who played a significant role in the turbulent politics of the reign of James V of Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3058405 — 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.
Target entity: William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus Context triple: [Earls of Angus, notableHolder, William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus]
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George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus
George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman and influential member of the Douglas family who played a key role in the turbulent politics of late medieval Scotland.
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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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William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman whose influence and conflicts with the crown played a major role in late medieval Scottish politics.
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Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus
Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus was a powerful Scottish nobleman and statesman of the early 16th century, known for his dominance over the young King James V and his central role in the turbulent politics of the Scottish court.
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E.
11th Earl of Angus
The 11th Earl of Angus was a senior Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family who held one of the most prominent earldoms in late medieval and early modern Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus Target entity description: William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and powerful magnate of the Douglas family who played a significant role in the turbulent politics of the reign of James V of Scotland.
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A.
George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus
George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman and influential member of the Douglas family who played a key role in the turbulent politics of late medieval Scotland.
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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.
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman whose influence and conflicts with the crown played a major role in late medieval Scottish politics.
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D.
Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus
Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus was a powerful Scottish nobleman and statesman of the early 16th century, known for his dominance over the young King James V and his central role in the turbulent politics of the Scottish court.
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E.
11th Earl of Angus
The 11th Earl of Angus was a senior Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family who held one of the most prominent earldoms in late medieval and early modern Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16th-century Scottish politician
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Earl ⓘ Scottish nobleman ⓘ Scottish peer ⓘ member of the Scottish nobility ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Douglas family
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James V of Scotland ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 16th century ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Douglas ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
Earldom of Angus
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surface form:
earldom of Angus
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| historicalPeriod |
Early modern Scotland
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surface form:
Early Modern Scotland
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| language | Scots ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Douglas family ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence in Scottish politics during the reign of James V of Scotland
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leadership within the Douglas family ⓘ role in the minority and early reign of James V of Scotland ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish peerage ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | turbulent politics of the reign of James V of Scotland ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Earl of Angus
NERFINISHED
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Scottish magnate ⓘ |
| powerBase | lands of the Douglas family ⓘ |
| region | Angus ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| socialClass |
aristocracy
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nobility ⓘ |
| title | 10th Earl of Angus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus Description of subject: William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and powerful magnate of the Douglas family who played a significant role in the turbulent politics of the reign of James V of Scotland.
Referenced by (3)
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