John Maxwell, 8th Lord Maxwell
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John Maxwell, 8th Lord Maxwell, was a prominent Scottish nobleman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, known for his influential role in the turbulent politics and feuds of the Scottish Borders.
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| John Maxwell, 8th Lord Maxwell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12189399 — 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 Maxwell, 8th Lord Maxwell Context triple: [Maxwell family, notableMember, John Maxwell, 8th Lord Maxwell]
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John Maxwell, 4th Lord Maxwell
John Maxwell, 4th Lord Maxwell, was a prominent Scottish nobleman of the late 16th century, known for his influential role in the turbulent politics and feuds of the Scottish Borders.
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B.
Robert Maxwell, 5th Lord Maxwell
Robert Maxwell, 5th Lord Maxwell, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and military leader who played a key role in the turbulent Anglo-Scottish border conflicts.
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C.
James Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores
James Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores, was a Scottish nobleman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who was elevated to the peerage as Lord Lindores and became a prominent member of the influential Leslie family.
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D.
Archibald Johnston of Wariston
Archibald Johnston of Wariston was a prominent 17th-century Scottish lawyer and Covenanter leader who played a key role in the political and religious struggles of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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E.
Alexander Leith, 1st Baron Leith of Fyvie
Alexander Leith, 1st Baron Leith of Fyvie, was a 19th-century Scottish businessman and Liberal politician who was elevated to the peerage and is notably associated with Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire.
- 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 Maxwell, 8th Lord Maxwell Target entity description: John Maxwell, 8th Lord Maxwell, was a prominent Scottish nobleman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, known for his influential role in the turbulent politics and feuds of the Scottish Borders.
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A.
John Maxwell, 4th Lord Maxwell
John Maxwell, 4th Lord Maxwell, was a prominent Scottish nobleman of the late 16th century, known for his influential role in the turbulent politics and feuds of the Scottish Borders.
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B.
Robert Maxwell, 5th Lord Maxwell
Robert Maxwell, 5th Lord Maxwell, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and military leader who played a key role in the turbulent Anglo-Scottish border conflicts.
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C.
James Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores
James Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores, was a Scottish nobleman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who was elevated to the peerage as Lord Lindores and became a prominent member of the influential Leslie family.
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D.
Archibald Johnston of Wariston
Archibald Johnston of Wariston was a prominent 17th-century Scottish lawyer and Covenanter leader who played a key role in the political and religious struggles of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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E.
Alexander Leith, 1st Baron Leith of Fyvie
Alexander Leith, 1st Baron Leith of Fyvie, was a 19th-century Scottish businessman and Liberal politician who was elevated to the peerage and is notably associated with Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire.
- F. None of above. chosen
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