8th Earl of Angus
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The 8th Earl of Angus was a prominent Scottish nobleman from the powerful Douglas family, influential in the turbulent politics of late medieval and early Renaissance Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16538042 — 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: 8th Earl of Angus Context triple: [Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus, nobleTitle, 8th Earl of Angus]
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11th Earl of Angus
The 11th Earl of Angus was a senior Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family who held one of the most prominent earldoms in late medieval and early modern 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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William Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus
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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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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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.
- 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: 8th Earl of Angus Target entity description: The 8th Earl of Angus was a prominent Scottish nobleman from the powerful Douglas family, influential in the turbulent politics of late medieval and early Renaissance Scotland.
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A.
11th Earl of Angus
The 11th Earl of Angus was a senior Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family who held one of the most prominent earldoms in late medieval and early modern 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.
William Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
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