James Duff, 4th Earl Fife
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James Duff, 4th Earl Fife, was an 18th–19th century Scottish nobleman and landowner noted for his regional influence and development initiatives in northeastern Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
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| James Duff, 4th Earl Fife canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21364606 — 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: James Duff, 4th Earl Fife Context triple: [Dufftown, foundedBy, James Duff, 4th Earl Fife]
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James Duff, 5th Earl Fife
James Duff, 5th Earl Fife, was a Scottish nobleman and peer who held the earldom of Fife in the 19th century and was part of a prominent aristocratic family later connected to the British royal family.
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B.
Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife
Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife, was a Scottish nobleman who became the first Duke of Fife and gained prominence through his marriage to Princess Louise, the eldest daughter of King Edward VII.
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C.
James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres
James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres, was a Scottish nobleman and member of the prominent Lindsay family who held the earldom of Balcarres in the 18th century.
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William Duff, 1st Earl Fife
William Duff, 1st Earl Fife, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and landowner who rose to prominence through wealth and political influence in northeast Scotland.
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E.
James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith
James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith, was a Scottish nobleman of the late 17th century, best known as the son of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, and a member of the extended Stuart royal family.
- 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: James Duff, 4th Earl Fife Target entity description: James Duff, 4th Earl Fife, was an 18th–19th century Scottish nobleman and landowner noted for his regional influence and development initiatives in northeastern Scotland.
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A.
James Duff, 5th Earl Fife
James Duff, 5th Earl Fife, was a Scottish nobleman and peer who held the earldom of Fife in the 19th century and was part of a prominent aristocratic family later connected to the British royal family.
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B.
Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife
Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife, was a Scottish nobleman who became the first Duke of Fife and gained prominence through his marriage to Princess Louise, the eldest daughter of King Edward VII.
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C.
James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres
James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres, was a Scottish nobleman and member of the prominent Lindsay family who held the earldom of Balcarres in the 18th century.
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D.
William Duff, 1st Earl Fife
William Duff, 1st Earl Fife, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and landowner who rose to prominence through wealth and political influence in northeast Scotland.
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E.
James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith
James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith, was a Scottish nobleman of the late 17th century, best known as the son of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, and a member of the extended Stuart royal family.
- F. None of above. chosen
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