James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton
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James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who served as a leading peer of Scotland and held prominent positions at the British court.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3828418 — 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 Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton Context triple: [Hamilton family (Dukes of Hamilton), notableMember, James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton]
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James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and peer who held one of Scotland’s premier dukedoms and played a prominent role in the aristocratic and political life of his time.
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James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton was a prominent 17th–18th century Scottish nobleman and politician who served as a leading Jacobite supporter and died from wounds sustained in a famous duel with Lord Mohun in 1712.
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Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton
Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton was an 18th-century Scottish peer and nobleman who held one of Scotland’s premier dukedoms and played a prominent role in the aristocratic society of his time.
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James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and Royalist leader during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms who played a key role in the political and military struggles surrounding King Charles I.
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William Douglas-Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton
William Douglas-Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and peer who held one of the highest-ranking titles in the Scottish aristocracy during a period of significant political upheaval.
- 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 Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton Target entity description: James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who served as a leading peer of Scotland and held prominent positions at the British court.
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James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and peer who held one of Scotland’s premier dukedoms and played a prominent role in the aristocratic and political life of his time.
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B.
James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton was a prominent 17th–18th century Scottish nobleman and politician who served as a leading Jacobite supporter and died from wounds sustained in a famous duel with Lord Mohun in 1712.
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C.
Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton
Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton was an 18th-century Scottish peer and nobleman who held one of Scotland’s premier dukedoms and played a prominent role in the aristocratic society of his time.
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D.
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and Royalist leader during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms who played a key role in the political and military struggles surrounding King Charles I.
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E.
William Douglas-Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton
William Douglas-Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and peer who held one of the highest-ranking titles in the Scottish aristocracy during a period of significant political upheaval.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Duke of Hamilton
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Scottish nobleman ⓘ human ⓘ peer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| aristocraticTitleStartTime | 1743 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1724-02-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Hamilton Palace
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Lanarkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | tuberculosis ⓘ |
| child |
Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton
NERFINISHED
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James Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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Scotland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1758-03-17 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Bath
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England ⓘ Somerset ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
St Mary Hall, Oxford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Winchester College ⓘ |
| familyName | Hamilton ⓘ |
| father | James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | 18th-century politics ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | His Grace ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Lords
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Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ Peerage of Scotland ⓘ |
| mother | Anne Spencer ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Hamilton ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Duke of Brandon
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Duke of Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading Scottish peer in the 18th century
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service at the British court ⓘ |
| ordinalInTitle | 7th Duke of Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Order of the Thistle
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surface form:
Knight of the Thistle
Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire ⓘ Lord of the Bedchamber ⓘ Master of the Horse to the Prince of Wales ⓘ Scottish representative peer ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| residence | Hamilton Palace ⓘ |
| spouse |
Elizabeth Gunning, Duchess of Hamilton and Argyll
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surface form:
Elizabeth Gunning, Duchess of Hamilton
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton Description of subject: James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who served as a leading peer of Scotland and held prominent positions at the British court.
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