John Erskine, Earl of Mar (regent)
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John Erskine, Earl of Mar (regent), was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman and statesman who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King James VI.
All labels observed (1)
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| John Erskine, Earl of Mar (regent) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13663495 — 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: John Erskine, Earl of Mar (regent) Context triple: [Erskine family, notableMember, John Erskine, Earl of Mar (regent)]
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A.
Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray
Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman of the powerful Black Douglas family who played a leading role in the dynastic conflicts against King James II of Scotland.
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B.
James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray
James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray was a Scottish nobleman of the early 17th century who inherited the Moray earldom and played a role in the political affairs of post-Reformation Scotland.
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C.
1st Earl of Moray
The 1st Earl of Moray was a prominent Scottish noble title most famously held by James Stewart, the illegitimate half-brother of Mary, Queen of Scots, who served as Regent of Scotland during her son James VI’s minority.
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D.
James Stewart, 4th Earl of Moray
James Stewart, 4th Earl of Moray, was a Scottish nobleman of the influential Moray family who held the earldom during the turbulent political and religious conflicts of early 17th-century Scotland.
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E.
Earl of Moray
The Earl of Moray is a historic Scottish noble title traditionally associated with the province of Moray and held by prominent figures in Scotland’s medieval and early modern history.
- 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: John Erskine, Earl of Mar (regent) Target entity description: John Erskine, Earl of Mar (regent), was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman and statesman who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King James VI.
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A.
Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray
Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman of the powerful Black Douglas family who played a leading role in the dynastic conflicts against King James II of Scotland.
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B.
James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray
James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray was a Scottish nobleman of the early 17th century who inherited the Moray earldom and played a role in the political affairs of post-Reformation Scotland.
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C.
1st Earl of Moray
The 1st Earl of Moray was a prominent Scottish noble title most famously held by James Stewart, the illegitimate half-brother of Mary, Queen of Scots, who served as Regent of Scotland during her son James VI’s minority.
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D.
James Stewart, 4th Earl of Moray
James Stewart, 4th Earl of Moray, was a Scottish nobleman of the influential Moray family who held the earldom during the turbulent political and religious conflicts of early 17th-century Scotland.
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E.
Earl of Moray
The Earl of Moray is a historic Scottish noble title traditionally associated with the province of Moray and held by prominent figures in Scotland’s medieval and early modern history.
- F. None of above. chosen
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