William Douglas-Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Hamilton
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William Douglas-Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Hamilton, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and Royalist who served as a leading supporter of the Stuart monarchy during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and was killed at the Battle of Worcester in 1651.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 3rd Marquess of Hamilton | 1 |
| William Douglas-Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Hamilton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16135644 — 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-Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Hamilton Context triple: [Dukes of Hamilton, notableMember, William Douglas-Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Hamilton]
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William Douglas-Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton
William Douglas-Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and peer who held one of the highest-ranking titles in the Scottish aristocracy during a period of significant political upheaval.
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B.
Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton
Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton was an 18th-century Scottish peer and nobleman who held one of Scotland’s premier dukedoms and played a prominent role in the aristocratic society of his time.
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C.
Douglas Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton
Douglas Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, was a 19th-century Scottish peer and nobleman who held one of Scotland’s premier dukedoms and was prominent in the British aristocracy of his time.
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Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton
Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton, was an 18th-century Scottish peer and nobleman who held one of Scotland’s premier dukedoms and was prominent in the social and political life of his time.
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Archibald Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton
Archibald Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, was a prominent 17th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who became the first to hold the ducal title of Hamilton in the Peerage 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: William Douglas-Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Hamilton Target entity description: William Douglas-Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Hamilton, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and Royalist who served as a leading supporter of the Stuart monarchy during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and was killed at the Battle of Worcester in 1651.
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A.
William Douglas-Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton
William Douglas-Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and peer who held one of the highest-ranking titles in the Scottish aristocracy during a period of significant political upheaval.
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B.
Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton
Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton was an 18th-century Scottish peer and nobleman who held one of Scotland’s premier dukedoms and played a prominent role in the aristocratic society of his time.
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C.
Douglas Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton
Douglas Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, was a 19th-century Scottish peer and nobleman who held one of Scotland’s premier dukedoms and was prominent in the British aristocracy of his time.
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D.
Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton
Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton, was an 18th-century Scottish peer and nobleman who held one of Scotland’s premier dukedoms and was prominent in the social and political life of his time.
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E.
Archibald Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton
Archibald Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, was a prominent 17th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who became the first to hold the ducal title of Hamilton in the Peerage of Scotland.
- 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-Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Hamilton