Earl of Wemyss
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The Earl of Wemyss is a Scottish noble title in the Peerage of Scotland long associated with the Wemyss family and their ancestral estates in East Lothian and Fife.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Earl of Wemyss canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17539469 — 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: Earl of Wemyss Context triple: [Gosford House (earlier designs), commissionedBy, Earl of Wemyss]
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A.
Earl of Kincardine
The Earl of Kincardine is a Scottish peerage title historically associated with prominent noble families, including the Grahams, within the Scottish aristocracy.
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B.
Earl of Airlie
The Earl of Airlie is a Scottish peerage title historically associated with the Ogilvy family, prominent in the nobility and clan history of Scotland.
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C.
Earl of Airth
The Earl of Airth is a historical Scottish peerage title traditionally associated with the noble family that also held the Earldom of Menteith.
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D.
Earl of Buchan
The Earl of Buchan is a historic Scottish peerage title associated with prominent noble families, including branches of the powerful Douglas dynasty.
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E.
Earl of Argyll
The Earl of Argyll is a historic Scottish peerage title long associated with the powerful Campbell family, prominent in Scottish politics and military affairs from the late Middle Ages onward.
- 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: Earl of Wemyss Target entity description: The Earl of Wemyss is a Scottish noble title in the Peerage of Scotland long associated with the Wemyss family and their ancestral estates in East Lothian and Fife.
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A.
Earl of Kincardine
The Earl of Kincardine is a Scottish peerage title historically associated with prominent noble families, including the Grahams, within the Scottish aristocracy.
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B.
Earl of Airlie
The Earl of Airlie is a Scottish peerage title historically associated with the Ogilvy family, prominent in the nobility and clan history of Scotland.
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C.
Earl of Airth
The Earl of Airth is a historical Scottish peerage title traditionally associated with the noble family that also held the Earldom of Menteith.
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D.
Earl of Buchan
The Earl of Buchan is a historic Scottish peerage title associated with prominent noble families, including branches of the powerful Douglas dynasty.
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E.
Earl of Argyll
The Earl of Argyll is a historic Scottish peerage title long associated with the powerful Campbell family, prominent in Scottish politics and military affairs from the late Middle Ages onward.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.