William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Queensberry
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William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Queensberry was a prominent 17th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who rose to high rank and influence under the Stuart monarchy.
All labels observed (1)
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| William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Queensberry canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12916505 — 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: William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Queensberry Context triple: [Marquess of Queensberry, notableTitleHolder, William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Queensberry]
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William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who founded the Queensberry peerage line and played a significant role in the governance of Scotland.
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William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry
William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry, was a prominent 17th-century Scottish nobleman and statesman who held high offices including Lord High Treasurer of Scotland and played a key role in the politics leading up to the 1707 Acts of Union.
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C.
John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry
John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, was a Scottish nobleman best known for lending his name to the modern rules of boxing and for his central role in the scandal that led to Oscar Wilde’s downfall.
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D.
William Douglas, 3rd Earl of Queensberry
William Douglas, 3rd Earl of Queensberry, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and politician from the influential Douglas family who held high offices in Scotland during the reigns of Charles II and James VII.
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William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry
William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and influential landowner known for his immense wealth, political roles, and colorful social life within British high society.
- 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: William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Queensberry Target entity description: William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Queensberry was a prominent 17th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who rose to high rank and influence under the Stuart monarchy.
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A.
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who founded the Queensberry peerage line and played a significant role in the governance of Scotland.
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B.
William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry
William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry, was a prominent 17th-century Scottish nobleman and statesman who held high offices including Lord High Treasurer of Scotland and played a key role in the politics leading up to the 1707 Acts of Union.
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C.
John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry
John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, was a Scottish nobleman best known for lending his name to the modern rules of boxing and for his central role in the scandal that led to Oscar Wilde’s downfall.
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D.
William Douglas, 3rd Earl of Queensberry
William Douglas, 3rd Earl of Queensberry, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and politician from the influential Douglas family who held high offices in Scotland during the reigns of Charles II and James VII.
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E.
William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry
William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and influential landowner known for his immense wealth, political roles, and colorful social life within British high society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.