James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton
E1030605
James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and statesman who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King James VI.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12094785 — 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, 3rd Earl of Morton Context triple: [Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, child, James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton]
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James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, was a powerful 16th-century Scottish nobleman who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King James VI and played a central role in the turbulent politics following Mary, Queen of Scots’ abdication.
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James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton was a Scottish nobleman and peer who held the historic Morton earldom during the 18th century.
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James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and political figure who played a key role in the turbulent politics of the reigns of James V and Mary, Queen of Scots.
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D.
George Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton
George Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton, was a Scottish nobleman of the Douglas family who held a prominent peerage in early modern Scotland.
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Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Morton
Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Morton, was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King James VI.
- 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, 3rd Earl of Morton Target entity description: James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and statesman who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King James VI.
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A.
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, was a powerful 16th-century Scottish nobleman who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King James VI and played a central role in the turbulent politics following Mary, Queen of Scots’ abdication.
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B.
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton was a Scottish nobleman and peer who held the historic Morton earldom during the 18th century.
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C.
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and political figure who played a key role in the turbulent politics of the reigns of James V and Mary, Queen of Scots.
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D.
George Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton
George Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton, was a Scottish nobleman of the Douglas family who held a prominent peerage in early modern Scotland.
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E.
Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Morton
Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Morton, was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King James VI.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16th-century Scottish politician
ⓘ
Earl of Morton ⓘ Scottish nobleman ⓘ regent of Scotland ⓘ |
| accusedOf | complicity in the murder of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley ⓘ |
| allyOf |
James Stewart, Earl of Moray
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Protestant lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | murder of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James VI of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary, Queen of Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Scotland ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | beheading ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Edinburgh, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | educated in Scotland ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| executedBy | Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| governed | Kingdom of Scotland as regent ⓘ |
| heldTerritory |
Dalkeith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| memberOf | Privy Council of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchServed | James VI of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Douglas family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement in the politics surrounding Mary, Queen of Scots
ⓘ
serving as Regent of Scotland during the minority of James VI ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Mary, Queen of Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Scottish civil conflicts of the 1560s and 1570s ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Protestant regency party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Earl of Morton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Chancellor of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord High Treasurer of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Regent of Scotland ⓘ |
| precededBy | Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regencyEnd | 1578 ⓘ |
| regencyStart | 1572 ⓘ |
| regentDuringReignOf | James VI of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
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| spouse | Elizabeth Douglas, Countess of Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported |
Scottish Reformation
NERFINISHED
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the deposition of Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ |
| title |
3rd Earl of Morton
NERFINISHED
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Lord of Dalkeith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton Description of subject: James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and statesman who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King James VI.
Referenced by (1)
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