William Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus
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William Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, was a prominent late 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate of the powerful Douglas family who played a significant role in the turbulent politics of the reign of James III.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 5th Earl of Angus | 1 |
| William Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15481200 — 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, 5th Earl of Angus Context triple: [George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, child, William Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus]
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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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William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus
William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and powerful magnate of the influential Douglas family.
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George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus
George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman and influential member of the Douglas family who played a key role in the turbulent politics of late medieval Scotland.
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George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus
George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus, was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman whose marriage into the Douglas family founded the influential “Red Douglas” line.
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David Douglas, 7th Earl of Angus
David Douglas, 7th Earl of Angus, was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family who briefly held the earldom of Angus before his early death.
- 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, 5th Earl of Angus Target entity description: William Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, was a prominent late 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate of the powerful Douglas family who played a significant role in the turbulent politics of the reign of James III.
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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 Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus
William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and powerful magnate of the influential Douglas family.
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C.
George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus
George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman and influential member of the Douglas family who played a key role in the turbulent politics of late medieval Scotland.
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D.
George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus
George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus, was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman whose marriage into the Douglas family founded the influential “Red Douglas” line.
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E.
David Douglas, 7th Earl of Angus
David Douglas, 7th Earl of Angus, was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family who briefly held the earldom of Angus before his early death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: William Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus