Archibald Douglas
E411037
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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Archibald Douglas canonical | 3 |
| Archibald Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3076640 — 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 Context triple: [James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Douglas, relative, Archibald Douglas]
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A.
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus was a powerful late 15th- and early 16th-century Scottish nobleman and statesman, known for his dominant influence over King James V of Scotland and his central role in the turbulent politics of the Douglas family.
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B.
Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus
Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, was a powerful Scottish nobleman and regent who dominated Scottish politics in the early 16th century and was the second husband of Margaret Tudor, sister of Henry VIII.
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C.
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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D.
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish noble and magnate whose rivalry with the crown played a central role in the turbulent politics of late medieval Scotland.
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E.
Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas
Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman and military leader who played a major role in the turbulent politics and warfare of late medieval 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 Target entity description: 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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A.
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus was a powerful late 15th- and early 16th-century Scottish nobleman and statesman, known for his dominant influence over King James V of Scotland and his central role in the turbulent politics of the Douglas family.
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B.
Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus
Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, was a powerful Scottish nobleman and regent who dominated Scottish politics in the early 16th century and was the second husband of Margaret Tudor, sister of Henry VIII.
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C.
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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D.
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish noble and magnate whose rivalry with the crown played a central role in the turbulent politics of late medieval Scotland.
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E.
Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas
Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman and military leader who played a major role in the turbulent politics and warfare of late medieval Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish nobleman
ⓘ
member of the Scottish nobility ⓘ peer ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
law
ⓘ
nobility ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Douglas estates
ⓘ
Forfarshire ⓘ Lanarkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Scotland ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1748 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| deathPlace | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1827 ⓘ |
| familyRelation | member of the House of Douglas ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Baron Douglas ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | central figure in one of 18th-century Scotland’s most famous legal cases ⓘ |
| influenced |
Scottish legal history
ⓘ
public opinion in 18th-century Scotland ⓘ |
| knownFor | being central figure in the Douglas Cause legal case ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| legalCaseInvolved |
Douglas Cause
ⓘ
Douglas Cause legal case over his estates ⓘ
surface form:
Douglas inheritance dispute
|
| legalOutcome | recognized as heir in the Douglas Cause ⓘ |
| name | Archibald Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Douglas family ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Douglas Cause
ⓘ
Douglas inheritance dispute ⓘ |
| parliamentaryConstituency |
Dumfries
ⓘ
surface form:
Dumfries Burghs
Dumfriesshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Forfarshire ⓘ Lanarkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of Parliament of Great Britain
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Member of the House of Commons of Great Britain ⓘ Scottish representative peers in House of Lords ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish representative peer
|
| precededBy | previous holders of the Douglas estates ⓘ |
| residence |
England
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| socialClass | aristocracy ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ |
| titleAfterCase |
James Douglas, Lord of Douglas
ⓘ
surface form:
Douglas of Douglas
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Archibald Douglas Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Archibald Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas