Colin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Balcarres
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Colin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Balcarres, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and Jacobite who played a prominent role in the political and military upheavals surrounding the reigns of Charles II and James VII/II.
All labels observed (1)
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| Colin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Balcarres canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18767454 — 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: Colin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Balcarres Context triple: [Lindsay family, hasTitleHolder, Colin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Balcarres]
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A.
Hugh Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns
Hugh Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns, was a prominent 19th-century British Conservative politician and lawyer who served as Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom.
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B.
David Lindsay, 8th Earl of Crawford
David Lindsay, 8th Earl of Crawford, was a prominent Scottish nobleman of the late medieval period and a leading member of the influential Lindsay family.
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C.
Lawrence Dundas, 1st Earl of Zetland
Lawrence Dundas, 1st Earl of Zetland, was a 19th-century British peer and politician prominent in Yorkshire public life and national affairs.
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D.
David Lindsay, 9th Earl of Crawford
David Lindsay, 9th Earl of Crawford, was a prominent Scottish nobleman of the late medieval period and a leading member of the influential Lindsay family.
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E.
David Lindsay, 5th Earl of Crawford
David Lindsay, 5th Earl of Crawford, was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate known for his influence in the politics and warfare 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: Colin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Balcarres Target entity description: Colin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Balcarres, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and Jacobite who played a prominent role in the political and military upheavals surrounding the reigns of Charles II and James VII/II.
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A.
Hugh Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns
Hugh Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns, was a prominent 19th-century British Conservative politician and lawyer who served as Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom.
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B.
David Lindsay, 8th Earl of Crawford
David Lindsay, 8th Earl of Crawford, was a prominent Scottish nobleman of the late medieval period and a leading member of the influential Lindsay family.
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C.
Lawrence Dundas, 1st Earl of Zetland
Lawrence Dundas, 1st Earl of Zetland, was a 19th-century British peer and politician prominent in Yorkshire public life and national affairs.
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D.
David Lindsay, 9th Earl of Crawford
David Lindsay, 9th Earl of Crawford, was a prominent Scottish nobleman of the late medieval period and a leading member of the influential Lindsay family.
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E.
David Lindsay, 5th Earl of Crawford
David Lindsay, 5th Earl of Crawford, was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate known for his influence in the politics and warfare of late medieval Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.