Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
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Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, was a British royal and grandson of King George V who briefly held a ducal title before his early death in 1943.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn canonical | 2 |
| Alastair Arthur Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5649085 — 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: Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Context triple: [Prince Arthur of Connaught, child, Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn]
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Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, was a British royal prince, the third son of Queen Victoria, who had a distinguished military career and served as Governor General of Canada.
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B.
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, was a 19th-century British royal prince and naval officer who became Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and was the second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
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C.
Prince Alexander of Teck
Prince Alexander of Teck, later known as Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, was a British royal and military officer who served as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa and later of Canada in the early 20th century.
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D.
Montagu Douglas Scott
Montagu Douglas Scott is a prominent British aristocratic family historically associated with the Dukes of Buccleuch and Queensberry.
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E.
Fergus Bowes-Lyon
Fergus Bowes-Lyon was a Scottish aristocrat and military officer from the Bowes-Lyon family, best known as a member of the extended British royal 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: Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Target entity description: Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, was a British royal and grandson of King George V who briefly held a ducal title before his early death in 1943.
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A.
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, was a British royal prince, the third son of Queen Victoria, who had a distinguished military career and served as Governor General of Canada.
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B.
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, was a 19th-century British royal prince and naval officer who became Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and was the second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
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C.
Prince Alexander of Teck
Prince Alexander of Teck, later known as Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, was a British royal and military officer who served as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa and later of Canada in the early 20th century.
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D.
Montagu Douglas Scott
Montagu Douglas Scott is a prominent British aristocratic family historically associated with the Dukes of Buccleuch and Queensberry.
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E.
Fergus Bowes-Lyon
Fergus Bowes-Lyon was a Scottish aristocrat and military officer from the Bowes-Lyon family, best known as a member of the extended British royal family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British royal
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duke ⓘ member of the House of Windsor ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 28 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Ninian’s Chapel, Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | accidental fall ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-08-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1943-04-26 ⓘ |
| education |
Eton College
NERFINISHED
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Royal Military College, Sandhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Windsor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Prince Arthur of Connaught NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Alastair Arthur Windsor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Alastair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandfather |
Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife
NERFINISHED
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King George V NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandmother |
Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia
NERFINISHED
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Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| greatGrandfather |
German Emperor Frederick III
NERFINISHED
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King Edward VII NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| greatGrandmother | Princess Royal Victoria, German Empress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTitleFrom | 1942 ⓘ |
| heldTitleUntil | 1943 ⓘ |
| maternalGrandmother | Princess Louise, Princess Royal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty |
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
NERFINISHED
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House of Windsor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | Royal Scots Greys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the last holder of the title Duke of Connaught and Strathearn ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mayfair, London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relation | grandson of King George V ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| residence | Clarence House, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | aide-de-camp to the Governor General of Canada ⓘ |
| succeededBy | title extinct ⓘ |
| title |
2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
NERFINISHED
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Earl of Macduff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Description of subject: Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, was a British royal and grandson of King George V who briefly held a ducal title before his early death in 1943.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife
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child
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Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
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this entity surface form:
Alastair Arthur Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn