Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin
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Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and peer who held the Elgin and Kincardine titles and was active in British aristocratic and political life.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles Bruce, 4th Earl of Elgin | 2 |
| Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin canonical | 2 |
| 5th Earl of Elgin | 1 |
| Lord Elgin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3658150 — 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.
Target entity: Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin Context triple: [Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, parent, Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin]
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James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, was a 19th-century British statesman and colonial administrator best known for serving as Governor General of the Province of Canada and later as Viceroy of India, as well as for his controversial role in the Second Opium War and the destruction of Beijing's Old Summer Palace.
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Thomas Bruce 7th Earl of Elgin
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, was a Scottish nobleman and diplomat best known for removing and transporting the Parthenon sculptures—now commonly called the Elgin Marbles—to Britain in the early 19th century.
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Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mountstuart Elphinstone was a prominent early 19th-century British colonial administrator and historian noted for his influential role in governing and reforming British India.
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Lawrence Dundas, 1st Earl of Zetland
Lawrence Dundas, 1st Earl of Zetland, was a 19th-century British peer and politician prominent in Yorkshire public life and national affairs.
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George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, was a 19th-century British Conservative statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1852 to 1855.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin Target entity description: Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and peer who held the Elgin and Kincardine titles and was active in British aristocratic and political life.
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A.
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, was a 19th-century British statesman and colonial administrator best known for serving as Governor General of the Province of Canada and later as Viceroy of India, as well as for his controversial role in the Second Opium War and the destruction of Beijing's Old Summer Palace.
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Thomas Bruce 7th Earl of Elgin
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, was a Scottish nobleman and diplomat best known for removing and transporting the Parthenon sculptures—now commonly called the Elgin Marbles—to Britain in the early 19th century.
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Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mountstuart Elphinstone was a prominent early 19th-century British colonial administrator and historian noted for his influential role in governing and reforming British India.
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Lawrence Dundas, 1st Earl of Zetland
Lawrence Dundas, 1st Earl of Zetland, was a 19th-century British peer and politician prominent in Yorkshire public life and national affairs.
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George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, was a 19th-century British Conservative statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1852 to 1855.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Subject: Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin Description of subject: Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and peer who held the Elgin and Kincardine titles and was active in British aristocratic and political life.
Referenced by (6)
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