William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas canonical | 3 |
| Marquess of Douglas | 2 |
| 1st Marquess of Douglas | 1 |
| William Douglas, 11th Earl of Angus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T449968 — 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, 1st Marquess of Douglas Context triple: [Clan Douglas, notableMember, William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas]
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A.
Earl of Douglas
The Earl of Douglas was a powerful medieval Scottish noble title held by the influential Douglas family, who played a central role in the politics and warfare of Scotland.
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B.
Lord Linlithgow
Lord Linlithgow was a British statesman and colonial administrator best known for serving as Viceroy of India during the critical years leading up to and including much of the Second World War.
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C.
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, was a powerful 16th-century Scottish nobleman who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King James VI and played a central role in the turbulent politics following Mary, Queen of Scots’ abdication.
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D.
Marquess of Huntly
The Marquess of Huntly is a historic Scottish noble title long associated with the powerful Gordon family and the region of Aberdeenshire.
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E.
Earl of Menteith
The Earl of Menteith was a Scottish noble title associated with a historic earldom in the central Highlands, often held by prominent members of the Stewart dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas Target entity description: 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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A.
Earl of Douglas
The Earl of Douglas was a powerful medieval Scottish noble title held by the influential Douglas family, who played a central role in the politics and warfare of Scotland.
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B.
Lord Linlithgow
Lord Linlithgow was a British statesman and colonial administrator best known for serving as Viceroy of India during the critical years leading up to and including much of the Second World War.
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C.
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, was a powerful 16th-century Scottish nobleman who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King James VI and played a central role in the turbulent politics following Mary, Queen of Scots’ abdication.
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D.
Marquess of Huntly
The Marquess of Huntly is a historic Scottish noble title long associated with the powerful Gordon family and the region of Aberdeenshire.
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E.
Earl of Menteith
The Earl of Menteith was a Scottish noble title associated with a historic earldom in the central Highlands, often held by prominent members of the Stewart dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish nobleman
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head of the Douglas family ⓘ member of the Scottish aristocracy ⓘ peer of Scotland ⓘ |
| aristocraticHouse |
Clan Douglas
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surface form:
House of Douglas
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| aristocraticRank |
earl
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lord ⓘ marquess ⓘ |
| aristocraticStatus | high-ranking Scottish peer ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
Clan Douglas
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Douglas
|
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Douglas ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | Douglas family estates in Scotland ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Earl of Angus
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Lord Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest ⓘ Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale ⓘ
surface form:
Marquess of Douglas
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| historicalPeriod |
Early Modern period
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surface form:
Early Modern Scotland
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| honorificTitle |
11th Earl of Angus
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William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
1st Marquess of Douglas
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| isPartOf | Scottish peerage ⓘ |
| languageOfUse |
English
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Scots ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Douglas family ⓘ |
| notableFamilyRole | head of the powerful Douglas family ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence in 17th-century Scottish politics
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leadership of the Douglas family ⓘ prominence among Scottish nobles in the 17th century ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Scottish royalist nobility ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Earl of Angus
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Lord Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest ⓘ Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale ⓘ
surface form:
Marquess of Douglas
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| powerBase | lands of the Douglas family in Scotland ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Scotland ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| socialClass | nobility ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Scottish aristocracy
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Scottish politics ⓘ |
| titleHolderOf |
Earls of Angus
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surface form:
Earldom of Angus
Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale ⓘ
surface form:
Marquessate of Douglas
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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, 1st Marquess of Douglas Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.