William Douglas of Dornock
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William Douglas of Dornock was a Scottish nobleman of the Douglas family, known primarily as the father of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Douglas of Dornock canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12616172 — 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 Dornock Context triple: [William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry, child, William Douglas of Dornock]
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A.
William Douglas of Nithsdale
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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B.
George Douglas, Master of Angus
George Douglas, Master of Angus, was a Scottish nobleman and heir apparent of the powerful Douglas family in the early 16th century.
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C.
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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D.
Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald
Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald, was a British Army general and Scottish nobleman known for his military service during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Drummond of Strathallan
Drummond of Strathallan is a Scottish noble family historically associated with the peerage title of Viscount Strathallan and prominent in Jacobite-era politics.
- 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 Dornock Target entity description: William Douglas of Dornock was a Scottish nobleman of the Douglas family, known primarily as the father of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry.
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A.
William Douglas of Nithsdale
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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B.
George Douglas, Master of Angus
George Douglas, Master of Angus, was a Scottish nobleman and heir apparent of the powerful Douglas family in the early 16th century.
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C.
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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D.
Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald
Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald, was a British Army general and Scottish nobleman known for his military service during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Drummond of Strathallan
Drummond of Strathallan is a Scottish noble family historically associated with the peerage title of Viscount Strathallan and prominent in Jacobite-era politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.