John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry
E451039
John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, was a Scottish nobleman best known for lending his name to the modern rules of boxing and for his central role in the scandal that led to Oscar Wilde’s downfall.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry canonical | 3 |
| Marquess of Queensberry | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4539515 — 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: John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry Context triple: [Oscar Wilde libel trial, hasDefendant, John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry]
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A.
James Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Queensberry
James Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Queensberry was a 17th–18th century Scottish nobleman and politician who held high offices in Scotland and later became a prominent peer in the unified British state.
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B.
William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry
William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry, was a prominent 17th-century Scottish nobleman and statesman who held high offices including Lord High Treasurer of Scotland and played a key role in the politics leading up to the 1707 Acts of Union.
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C.
William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry
William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and influential landowner known for his immense wealth, political roles, and colorful social life within British high society.
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D.
William Douglas, 3rd Earl of Queensberry
William Douglas, 3rd Earl of Queensberry, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and politician from the influential Douglas family who held high offices in Scotland during the reigns of Charles II and James VII.
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E.
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who founded the Queensberry peerage line and played a significant role in the governance of 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: John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry Target entity description: John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, was a Scottish nobleman best known for lending his name to the modern rules of boxing and for his central role in the scandal that led to Oscar Wilde’s downfall.
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A.
James Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Queensberry
James Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Queensberry was a 17th–18th century Scottish nobleman and politician who held high offices in Scotland and later became a prominent peer in the unified British state.
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B.
William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry
William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry, was a prominent 17th-century Scottish nobleman and statesman who held high offices including Lord High Treasurer of Scotland and played a key role in the politics leading up to the 1707 Acts of Union.
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C.
William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry
William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and influential landowner known for his immense wealth, political roles, and colorful social life within British high society.
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D.
William Douglas, 3rd Earl of Queensberry
William Douglas, 3rd Earl of Queensberry, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and politician from the influential Douglas family who held high offices in Scotland during the reigns of Charles II and James VII.
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E.
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who founded the Queensberry peerage line and played a significant role in the governance of Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish nobleman
ⓘ
human ⓘ peer of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| accusedBy | Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Cimetière des Gonards
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | apoplexy ⓘ |
| child |
Francis Douglas, Viscount Drumlanrig
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lady Florence Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Gertrude Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Alfred Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord James Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Percy Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1844-07-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1900-01-31 ⓘ |
| father | Archibald William Douglas, 8th Marquess of Queensberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-Catholicism
ⓘ
secularism ⓘ |
| influenced | public perception of Oscar Wilde ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Oscar Wilde libel trial of 1895 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | public opposition to Oscar Wilde’s relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | acquittal in libel case brought by Oscar Wilde ⓘ |
| militaryService | Coldstream Guards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Caroline Margaret Clayton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | freethought ⓘ |
| name | John Sholto Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 9th Marquess of Queensberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the Marquess of Queensberry rules of boxing
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role in the scandal leading to Oscar Wilde’s imprisonment ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Florence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Tuscany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| politicalActivity |
support for republicanism
ⓘ
support for secularism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Marquess of Queensberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | atheism ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sportInterest |
boxing
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horse racing ⓘ |
| spouse |
Ethel Weeden
NERFINISHED
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Sybella Charlotte Cunninghame-Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry Description of subject: John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, was a Scottish nobleman best known for lending his name to the modern rules of boxing and for his central role in the scandal that led to Oscar Wilde’s downfall.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Marquess of Queensberry
this entity surface form:
Marquess of Queensberry
subject surface form:
Oscar Wilde