3rd Earl of Douglas
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The 3rd Earl of Douglas was a powerful late 14th-century Scottish magnate and military leader from the influential Douglas family, central to the politics and warfare of medieval Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 3rd Earl of Douglas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5582552 — 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: 3rd Earl of Douglas Context triple: [Archibald the Grim, 3rd Earl of Douglas, nobleTitle, 3rd Earl of Douglas]
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A.
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas was a powerful 14th-century Scottish noble and military leader, prominent in the Wars of Scottish Independence and a key figure of the influential Black Douglas family.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas
James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate whose conflict with King James II led to his murder and the downfall of the Black Douglas family.
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E.
James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas
James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish noble whose rebellion against King James II led to the downfall and forfeiture of the once-dominant Black Douglas family.
- 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: 3rd Earl of Douglas Target entity description: The 3rd Earl of Douglas was a powerful late 14th-century Scottish magnate and military leader from the influential Douglas family, central to the politics and warfare of medieval Scotland.
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A.
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas was a powerful 14th-century Scottish noble and military leader, prominent in the Wars of Scottish Independence and a key figure of the influential Black Douglas family.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas
James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate whose conflict with King James II led to his murder and the downfall of the Black Douglas family.
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E.
James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas
James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish noble whose rebellion against King James II led to the downfall and forfeiture of the once-dominant Black Douglas family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earl
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Scottish nobleman ⓘ medieval military leader ⓘ |
| activePeriod | late 14th century ⓘ |
| allegiance | King of Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Archibald the Grim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Scotland ⓘ |
| built | Threave Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Douglas of Balveny NERFINISHED ⓘ William Douglas of Nithsdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1400 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Galloway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Threave Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| familyName | Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Sir James Douglas of Liddesdale (disputed/illegitimate line) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Archibald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
Lord of Annandale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord of Bothwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord of Ettrick Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Latin
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| memberOf | Clan Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Scottish military commander ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Douglas family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Earl of Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expansion of Douglas power in Galloway
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leadership in Anglo-Scottish border warfare ⓘ role in the Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ service to the Scottish Crown ⓘ |
| ordinalInTitle | 3 ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Anglo-Scottish border conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | leading magnate in late medieval Scotland ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lord of Galloway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warden of the East March ⓘ Warden of the West March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerBase |
Douglas territories in southern Scotland
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Galloway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas (as head of main Douglas line) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lowland Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Threave Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Joanna de Moravia
NERFINISHED
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Margaret Stewart, Countess of Angus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 3rd Earl of Douglas Description of subject: The 3rd Earl of Douglas was a powerful late 14th-century Scottish magnate and military leader from the influential Douglas family, central to the politics and warfare of medieval Scotland.
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