William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale
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William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale, was a Scottish nobleman best known for his dramatic escape from the Tower of London in 1716, orchestrated by his wife to save him from execution after the Jacobite rising.
All labels observed (1)
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| William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12189400 — 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: William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale Context triple: [Maxwell family, notableMember, William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale]
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William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus
William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and powerful magnate of the Douglas family who played a significant role in the turbulent politics of the reign of James V of Scotland.
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B.
William Murray, 1st Earl of Dysart
William Murray, 1st Earl of Dysart, was a 17th-century Scottish courtier and close favorite of King Charles I who rose to prominence in the royal household and was later ennobled for his service.
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C.
William Cochrane, 7th Earl of Dundonald
William Cochrane, 7th Earl of Dundonald, was a Scottish nobleman of the Cochrane family who held a peerage title in the early 18th century.
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William Cochrane, 5th Earl of Dundonald
William Cochrane, 5th Earl of Dundonald, was a Scottish nobleman of the Cochrane family who held a peerage in the Kingdom of Scotland during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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E.
John Maxwell, 8th Lord Maxwell
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.
- 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: William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale Target entity description: William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale, was a Scottish nobleman best known for his dramatic escape from the Tower of London in 1716, orchestrated by his wife to save him from execution after the Jacobite rising.
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A.
William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus
William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and powerful magnate of the Douglas family who played a significant role in the turbulent politics of the reign of James V of Scotland.
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B.
William Murray, 1st Earl of Dysart
William Murray, 1st Earl of Dysart, was a 17th-century Scottish courtier and close favorite of King Charles I who rose to prominence in the royal household and was later ennobled for his service.
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C.
William Cochrane, 7th Earl of Dundonald
William Cochrane, 7th Earl of Dundonald, was a Scottish nobleman of the Cochrane family who held a peerage title in the early 18th century.
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D.
William Cochrane, 5th Earl of Dundonald
William Cochrane, 5th Earl of Dundonald, was a Scottish nobleman of the Cochrane family who held a peerage in the Kingdom of Scotland during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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E.
John Maxwell, 8th Lord Maxwell
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
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