James Stewart, Earl of Buchan
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James Stewart, Earl of Buchan, was a Scottish nobleman of the Stewart dynasty who held the historic earldom of Buchan in medieval Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
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| James Stewart, Earl of Buchan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13453281 — 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 Stewart, Earl of Buchan Context triple: [Earls of Buchan, hasHolder, James Stewart, Earl of Buchan]
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A.
James Douglas, Earl of Buchan
James Douglas, Earl of Buchan, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman and member of the powerful Douglas family who held the earldom of Buchan during the turbulent late medieval period in Scotland.
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B.
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and military commander of the early 15th century who notably fought for France during the Hundred Years’ War and was killed at the Battle of Verneuil in 1424.
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C.
James Stewart, Duke of Ross
James Stewart, Duke of Ross was a late 15th-century Scottish prince and younger son of King James III, noted for holding high ecclesiastical offices including the archbishopric of St Andrews.
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D.
William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus
William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and powerful magnate of the Douglas family who played a significant role in the turbulent politics of the reign of James V of Scotland.
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E.
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus was a prominent late 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate who played a significant role in the politics of the Douglas family and the Scottish crown.
- 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 Stewart, Earl of Buchan Target entity description: James Stewart, Earl of Buchan, was a Scottish nobleman of the Stewart dynasty who held the historic earldom of Buchan in medieval Scotland.
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A.
James Douglas, Earl of Buchan
James Douglas, Earl of Buchan, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman and member of the powerful Douglas family who held the earldom of Buchan during the turbulent late medieval period in Scotland.
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B.
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and military commander of the early 15th century who notably fought for France during the Hundred Years’ War and was killed at the Battle of Verneuil in 1424.
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C.
James Stewart, Duke of Ross
James Stewart, Duke of Ross was a late 15th-century Scottish prince and younger son of King James III, noted for holding high ecclesiastical offices including the archbishopric of St Andrews.
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D.
William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus
William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and powerful magnate of the Douglas family who played a significant role in the turbulent politics of the reign of James V of Scotland.
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E.
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus was a prominent late 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate who played a significant role in the politics of the Douglas family and the Scottish crown.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.