Robert Douglas of Ire
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Robert Douglas of Ire was a Scottish nobleman of the Douglas family, known primarily as a younger son of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Douglas of Ire canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12616173 — 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: Robert Douglas of Ire Context triple: [William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry, child, Robert Douglas of Ire]
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A.
James Douglas, Lord of Douglas
James Douglas, Lord of Douglas was a prominent Scottish noble and military leader who became one of Robert the Bruce’s most trusted lieutenants and a key figure in Scotland’s struggle for independence from England.
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B.
Hugh, Earl of Ross
Hugh, Earl of Ross was a 14th-century Scottish nobleman and regional magnate who held the earldom of Ross in the northern Highlands.
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C.
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman whose influence and conflicts with the crown played a major role in late medieval Scottish politics.
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D.
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 14th-century Scottish nobleman and military leader who became the progenitor of the influential Black Douglas branch of the Douglas family.
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E.
William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas
William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman and head of the Black Douglas family whose growing influence brought him into fatal conflict with King James II of 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: Robert Douglas of Ire Target entity description: Robert Douglas of Ire was a Scottish nobleman of the Douglas family, known primarily as a younger son of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry.
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A.
James Douglas, Lord of Douglas
James Douglas, Lord of Douglas was a prominent Scottish noble and military leader who became one of Robert the Bruce’s most trusted lieutenants and a key figure in Scotland’s struggle for independence from England.
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B.
Hugh, Earl of Ross
Hugh, Earl of Ross was a 14th-century Scottish nobleman and regional magnate who held the earldom of Ross in the northern Highlands.
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C.
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman whose influence and conflicts with the crown played a major role in late medieval Scottish politics.
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D.
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 14th-century Scottish nobleman and military leader who became the progenitor of the influential Black Douglas branch of the Douglas family.
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E.
William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas
William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman and head of the Black Douglas family whose growing influence brought him into fatal conflict with King James II of Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.