James Erskine, 7th Earl of Buchan
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James Erskine, 7th Earl of Buchan was a Scottish nobleman and peer who held the historic Earldom of Buchan as a prominent member of the Erskine family.
All labels observed (1)
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| James Erskine, 7th Earl of Buchan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13663500 — 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 Erskine, 7th Earl of Buchan Context triple: [Erskine family, notableMember, James Erskine, 7th Earl of Buchan]
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A.
David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan
David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan, was an 18th-century Scottish peer, antiquary, and founder of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, known for his eccentric personality and promotion of Scottish history and culture.
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B.
Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan
Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan was an 18th–19th century Scottish peer, antiquarian, and patron of the arts and sciences known for his role in promoting Scottish history and culture.
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C.
James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn
James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn was a British soldier and Tory politician who served as Lord Privy Seal and played a prominent role in early 19th-century British government.
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D.
James Livingston, 1st Earl of Callendar
James Livingston, 1st Earl of Callendar, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and military commander who played a prominent role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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E.
James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon
James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon, was an Anglo-Irish peer and landowner who held a hereditary title in the Peerage of Ireland and belonged to a prominent aristocratic 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 Erskine, 7th Earl of Buchan Target entity description: James Erskine, 7th Earl of Buchan was a Scottish nobleman and peer who held the historic Earldom of Buchan as a prominent member of the Erskine family.
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A.
David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan
David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan, was an 18th-century Scottish peer, antiquary, and founder of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, known for his eccentric personality and promotion of Scottish history and culture.
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B.
Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan
Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan was an 18th–19th century Scottish peer, antiquarian, and patron of the arts and sciences known for his role in promoting Scottish history and culture.
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C.
James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn
James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn was a British soldier and Tory politician who served as Lord Privy Seal and played a prominent role in early 19th-century British government.
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D.
James Livingston, 1st Earl of Callendar
James Livingston, 1st Earl of Callendar, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and military commander who played a prominent role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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E.
James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon
James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon, was an Anglo-Irish peer and landowner who held a hereditary title in the Peerage of Ireland and belonged to a prominent aristocratic family.
- F. None of above. chosen
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