Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell
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Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell, was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman and powerful border magnate who played a significant role in the turbulent politics of the reigns of James IV and James V of Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10100234 — 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: Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell Context triple: [James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, father, Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell]
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James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, was a powerful Scottish nobleman best known for his controversial role in the downfall of Mary, Queen of Scots, including his suspected involvement in the murder of her second husband, Lord Darnley.
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Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell
Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell, was a late 16th-century Scottish nobleman notorious for his repeated rebellions against King James VI and eventual exile.
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John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox
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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D.
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.
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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.
- 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: Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell Target entity description: Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell, was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman and powerful border magnate who played a significant role in the turbulent politics of the reigns of James IV and James V of Scotland.
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A.
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, was a powerful Scottish nobleman best known for his controversial role in the downfall of Mary, Queen of Scots, including his suspected involvement in the murder of her second husband, Lord Darnley.
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B.
Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell
Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell, was a late 16th-century Scottish nobleman notorious for his repeated rebellions against King James VI and eventual exile.
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C.
John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox
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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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16th-century Scottish person
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Earl ⓘ Scottish nobleman ⓘ |
| activity | border politics ⓘ |
| aristocraticTitle | Lord Hailes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | House of Stewart (through service) ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Scottish Borders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Adam Hepburn, Lord Hepburn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean Hepburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1512 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1556 ⓘ |
| era | Early modern period ⓘ |
| familyName | Hepburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Adam Hepburn, 2nd Earl of Bothwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | first half of the 16th century ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Patrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTitleFrom | 1513 ⓘ |
| heldTitleUntil | 1556 ⓘ |
| language | Scots ⓘ |
| monarchDuringReign |
James IV of Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James V of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Agnes Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Hepburn family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank | Earl ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 3rd Earl of Bothwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement in Scottish border affairs
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role in politics during the late reign of James IV of Scotland ⓘ role in politics during the reign of James V of Scotland ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Scotland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Scottish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Earl of Bothwell
NERFINISHED
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Scottish border magnate ⓘ |
| predecessor | Adam Hepburn, 2nd Earl of Bothwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialClass | high nobility ⓘ |
| spouse | Agnes Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | Lord Bothwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialDesignation | Bothwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleHolderOf | Earldom of Bothwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell Description of subject: Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell, was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman and powerful border magnate who played a significant role in the turbulent politics of the reigns of James IV and James V of Scotland.
Referenced by (2)
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