Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington
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Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington, was a prominent early 17th-century Scottish lawyer, statesman, and royal advisor who rose to high office under King James VI and I.
All labels observed (1)
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| Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16884652 — 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: Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington Context triple: [Earl of Haddington, firstHolder, Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington]
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James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and political figure who played a key role in the turbulent politics of the reigns of James V and Mary, Queen of Scots.
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George Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton
George Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton, was a Scottish nobleman of the Douglas family who held a prominent peerage in early modern Scotland.
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James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton was a Scottish nobleman and peer who held the historic Morton earldom during the 18th century.
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William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and statesman who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King James VI.
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James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, was a powerful 16th-century Scottish nobleman who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King James VI and played a central role in the turbulent politics following Mary, Queen of Scots’ abdication.
- 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: Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington Target entity description: Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington, was a prominent early 17th-century Scottish lawyer, statesman, and royal advisor who rose to high office under King James VI and I.
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A.
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and political figure who played a key role in the turbulent politics of the reigns of James V and Mary, Queen of Scots.
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B.
George Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton
George Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton, was a Scottish nobleman of the Douglas family who held a prominent peerage in early modern Scotland.
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C.
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton was a Scottish nobleman and peer who held the historic Morton earldom during the 18th century.
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D.
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and statesman who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King James VI.
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E.
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, was a powerful 16th-century Scottish nobleman who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King James VI and played a central role in the turbulent politics following Mary, Queen of Scots’ abdication.
- F. None of above. chosen
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