John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox
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John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and influential member of the powerful Stewart family, deeply involved in the turbulent politics of the reigns of James V and Mary, Queen of Scots.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8878002 — 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: John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox Context triple: [Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, paternalGrandfather, John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox]
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Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox
Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who played a prominent role in the turbulent Anglo-Scottish conflicts and was the father of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary, Queen of Scots.
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Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray
Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman of the powerful Black Douglas family who played a leading role in the dynastic conflicts against King James II of Scotland.
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Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray
Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and military leader who played a key role in Robert the Bruce’s campaigns during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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D.
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and political figure who played a key role in the turbulent politics of the reigns of James V and Mary, Queen of Scots.
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E.
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton was a Scottish nobleman and peer who held the historic Morton earldom during the 18th century.
- 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: John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox Target entity description: John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and influential member of the powerful Stewart family, deeply involved in the turbulent politics of the reigns of James V and Mary, Queen of Scots.
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A.
Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox
Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who played a prominent role in the turbulent Anglo-Scottish conflicts and was the father of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary, Queen of Scots.
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B.
Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray
Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman of the powerful Black Douglas family who played a leading role in the dynastic conflicts against King James II of Scotland.
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C.
Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray
Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and military leader who played a key role in Robert the Bruce’s campaigns during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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D.
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and political figure who played a key role in the turbulent politics of the reigns of James V and Mary, Queen of Scots.
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E.
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton was a Scottish nobleman and peer who held the historic Morton earldom during the 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16th-century person
ⓘ
Earl ⓘ Scottish nobleman ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Lennox, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Scotland ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in battle ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 16th century ⓘ |
| child |
John Stewart of Aubigny
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lady Elizabeth Stewart of Lennox NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Helen Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Battle of Linlithgow Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 4 September 1526 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Linlithgow Palace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Linlithgow, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Lowlands of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Scots ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | died from wounds received in combat ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty | House of Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Elizabeth Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Stewart of Lennox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Earl of Lennox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of a faction opposing the regent for James V
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role in early 16th-century Scottish factional politics ⓘ |
| notableRelative |
James V of Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mary, Queen of Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber | 3rd Earl of Lennox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Scottish noble politics during the reign of James V
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Scottish noble politics during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ |
| politicalActivity | involved in power struggles among Scottish regents ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | opponent of the Earl of Arran ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Earl of Lennox
NERFINISHED
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Scottish peer ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialClass | high nobility ⓘ |
| spouse | Lady Elizabeth Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleHolderOf | Lennox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox Description of subject: John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and influential member of the powerful Stewart family, deeply involved in the turbulent politics of the reigns of James V and Mary, Queen of Scots.
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