George Douglas of Pittendreich
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George Douglas of Pittendreich was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family and the father of James Douglas, who became the 4th Earl of Morton and Regent of Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
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| George Douglas of Pittendreich canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14305180 — 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: George Douglas of Pittendreich Context triple: [James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton, father, George Douglas of Pittendreich]
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A.
George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh
George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh was a 17th-century Scottish lawyer and Lord Advocate, notorious for his harsh persecution of Covenanters and remembered as one of Scotland’s most feared legal figures.
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B.
James Douglas of Balveny
James Douglas of Balveny was a medieval Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family, known as a younger son of the influential lord Archibald the Grim.
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C.
Archibald Stirling of Keir
Archibald Stirling of Keir was a Scottish laird and landowner from the prominent Stirling family, known as the father of SAS founder David Stirling.
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D.
Archibald Johnston of Wariston
Archibald Johnston of Wariston was a prominent 17th-century Scottish lawyer and Covenanter leader who played a key role in the political and religious struggles of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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E.
William Elphinstone
William Elphinstone was a Scottish bishop, statesman, and humanist scholar of the late 15th century who played a key role in the development of higher education in Scotland.
- 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: George Douglas of Pittendreich Target entity description: George Douglas of Pittendreich was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family and the father of James Douglas, who became the 4th Earl of Morton and Regent of Scotland.
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A.
George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh
George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh was a 17th-century Scottish lawyer and Lord Advocate, notorious for his harsh persecution of Covenanters and remembered as one of Scotland’s most feared legal figures.
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B.
James Douglas of Balveny
James Douglas of Balveny was a medieval Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family, known as a younger son of the influential lord Archibald the Grim.
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C.
Archibald Stirling of Keir
Archibald Stirling of Keir was a Scottish laird and landowner from the prominent Stirling family, known as the father of SAS founder David Stirling.
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D.
Archibald Johnston of Wariston
Archibald Johnston of Wariston was a prominent 17th-century Scottish lawyer and Covenanter leader who played a key role in the political and religious struggles of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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E.
William Elphinstone
William Elphinstone was a Scottish bishop, statesman, and humanist scholar of the late 15th century who played a key role in the development of higher education in Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.