James Douglas of Balveny
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James Douglas of Balveny was a medieval Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family, known as a younger son of the influential lord Archibald the Grim.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Douglas of Balveny canonical | 3 |
| Sir James Douglas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12228022 — 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 Douglas of Balveny Context triple: [Archibald the Grim, child, James Douglas of Balveny]
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A.
George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh
George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh was a 17th-century Scottish lawyer and Lord Advocate, notorious for his harsh persecution of Covenanters and remembered as one of Scotland’s most feared legal figures.
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B.
Ranald MacDougall
Ranald MacDougall was an American screenwriter and director known for his work on mid-20th-century Hollywood films such as "Mildred Pierce" and "The Naked Jungle."
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C.
William le Hardi Douglas
William le Hardi Douglas was a 13th-century Scottish noble and warrior known for his staunch resistance to English rule during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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D.
William Scollay
William Scollay was a Boston merchant and property owner after whom the historic Scollay Square area in downtown Boston was named.
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E.
Sir John Wedderburn of Ballendean
Sir John Wedderburn of Ballendean was an 18th-century Scottish landowner and baronet whose name was later given to the community of Wedderburn in Oregon.
- 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 Douglas of Balveny Target entity description: James Douglas of Balveny was a medieval Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family, known as a younger son of the influential lord Archibald the Grim.
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A.
George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh
George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh was a 17th-century Scottish lawyer and Lord Advocate, notorious for his harsh persecution of Covenanters and remembered as one of Scotland’s most feared legal figures.
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B.
Ranald MacDougall
Ranald MacDougall was an American screenwriter and director known for his work on mid-20th-century Hollywood films such as "Mildred Pierce" and "The Naked Jungle."
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C.
William le Hardi Douglas
William le Hardi Douglas was a 13th-century Scottish noble and warrior known for his staunch resistance to English rule during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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D.
William Scollay
William Scollay was a Boston merchant and property owner after whom the historic Scollay Square area in downtown Boston was named.
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E.
Sir John Wedderburn of Ballendean
Sir John Wedderburn of Ballendean was an 18th-century Scottish landowner and baronet whose name was later given to the community of Wedderburn in Oregon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.