William Douglas of Nithsdale
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William Douglas of Nithsdale was a medieval Scottish nobleman and soldier of the powerful Douglas family, noted for his role in the Anglo-Scottish conflicts of the late 14th and early 15th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
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| William Douglas of Nithsdale canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12228023 — 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 Douglas of Nithsdale Context triple: [Archibald the Grim, child, William Douglas of Nithsdale]
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A.
James Douglas of Balveny
James Douglas of Balveny was a medieval Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family, known as a younger son of the influential lord Archibald the Grim.
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B.
William le Hardi Douglas
William le Hardi Douglas was a 13th-century Scottish noble and warrior known for his staunch resistance to English rule during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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C.
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas
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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D.
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and military commander of the early 15th century who notably fought for France during the Hundred Years’ War and was killed at the Battle of Verneuil in 1424.
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E.
John Graham of Claverhouse
John Graham of Claverhouse was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and soldier, later titled Viscount Dundee, notorious for his role in suppressing Covenanters during the religious conflicts in Scotland.
- 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 Douglas of Nithsdale Target entity description: William Douglas of Nithsdale was a medieval Scottish nobleman and soldier of the powerful Douglas family, noted for his role in the Anglo-Scottish conflicts of the late 14th and early 15th centuries.
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A.
James Douglas of Balveny
James Douglas of Balveny was a medieval Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family, known as a younger son of the influential lord Archibald the Grim.
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B.
William le Hardi Douglas
William le Hardi Douglas was a 13th-century Scottish noble and warrior known for his staunch resistance to English rule during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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C.
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas
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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D.
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and military commander of the early 15th century who notably fought for France during the Hundred Years’ War and was killed at the Battle of Verneuil in 1424.
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E.
John Graham of Claverhouse
John Graham of Claverhouse was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and soldier, later titled Viscount Dundee, notorious for his role in suppressing Covenanters during the religious conflicts in Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
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