Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon
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Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, was an 18th–19th century Scottish nobleman and military officer who served as a prominent Tory politician and influential landowner in the Highlands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon canonical | 1 |
| Alexander, 4th Duke of Gordon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5534351 — 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: Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon Context triple: [Lord George Gordon, sibling, Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon]
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John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl
John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and politician of the late 17th and early 18th centuries who played a significant role in the turbulent Jacobite and Union-era politics of Scotland.
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B.
Lord Gordon of Haddo
Lord Gordon of Haddo is a courtesy title historically used by the heir apparent to the Earl of Aberdeen in the Scottish peerage.
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George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl
George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl, was a 19th-century Scottish peer and head of the Murray family who held extensive estates and traditional clan leadership in the Highlands.
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D.
George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus
George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman and influential member of the Douglas family who played a key role in the turbulent politics of late medieval Scotland.
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E.
James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who held high offices including Lord Privy Seal of Scotland and played a significant role in post-Union British politics.
- 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: Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon Target entity description: Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, was an 18th–19th century Scottish nobleman and military officer who served as a prominent Tory politician and influential landowner in the Highlands.
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A.
John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl
John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and politician of the late 17th and early 18th centuries who played a significant role in the turbulent Jacobite and Union-era politics of Scotland.
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B.
Lord Gordon of Haddo
Lord Gordon of Haddo is a courtesy title historically used by the heir apparent to the Earl of Aberdeen in the Scottish peerage.
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C.
George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl
George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl, was a 19th-century Scottish peer and head of the Murray family who held extensive estates and traditional clan leadership in the Highlands.
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D.
George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus
George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman and influential member of the Douglas family who played a key role in the turbulent politics of late medieval Scotland.
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E.
James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who held high offices including Lord Privy Seal of Scotland and played a significant role in post-Union British politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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Duke ⓘ Scottish nobleman ⓘ Tory politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1743-06-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Gordon Castle, Moray, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Elgin Cathedral, Moray, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Alexander Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (through family line – note: not his son, so omit)
NERFINISHED
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George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1827-06-17 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Mount Street, London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Scottish ⓘ |
| father | Cosmo Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Alexander Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
Earl of Enzie
NERFINISHED
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Lord Gordon of Badenoch NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquess of Huntly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influential Highland landowner
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raising Highland regiments for the British Army ⓘ |
| landholdingsRegion | Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lordLieutenantOf |
Aberdeenshire
NERFINISHED
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Banffshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Inverness-shire NERFINISHED ⓘ Kincardineshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Moray NERFINISHED ⓘ Sutherland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lordLieutenantTermEnd | 1808 ⓘ |
| lordLieutenantTermStart | 1794 ⓘ |
| marriageDate | 1767 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | General ⓘ |
| mother | Catherine Gordon, Duchess of Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 4th Duke of Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommand | Gordon Highlanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryHouse | House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryRole | Scottish representative peer ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | Tory ⓘ |
| raisedRegiment | 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Gordon Castle
NERFINISHED
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Huntly Lodge, Aberdeenshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Jane Maxwell, Duchess of Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termAsRepresentativePeerStart | 1774 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon Description of subject: Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, was an 18th–19th century Scottish nobleman and military officer who served as a prominent Tory politician and influential landowner in the Highlands.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Alexander, 4th Duke of Gordon