James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton
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James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman and influential political figure who played a key role in the turbulent power struggles of late medieval Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
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| James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6464139 — 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, 1st Lord Hamilton Context triple: [siege of Roxburgh Castle (1460), commander, James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton]
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James Hamilton, Marquess of Hamilton
James Hamilton, Marquess of Hamilton is a British aristocrat and the heir apparent to the Dukedom of Abercorn, one of the senior titles in the Peerage of Ireland.
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James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton, was a prominent 17th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who played a key role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and the complex power struggles surrounding Charles I.
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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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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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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.
- 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, 1st Lord Hamilton Target entity description: James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman and influential political figure who played a key role in the turbulent power struggles of late medieval Scotland.
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A.
James Hamilton, Marquess of Hamilton
James Hamilton, Marquess of Hamilton is a British aristocrat and the heir apparent to the Dukedom of Abercorn, one of the senior titles in the Peerage of Ireland.
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B.
James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton, was a prominent 17th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who played a key role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and the complex power struggles surrounding Charles I.
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C.
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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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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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
15th-century Scottish politician
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Lord of Parliament ⓘ Scottish nobleman ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Court of James II of Scotland
NERFINISHED
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Court of James III of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1415 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Cadzow, Lanarkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Catherine Hamilton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Hamilton of Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Hamilton of Shawton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 6 November 1479 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | James Hamilton of Cadzow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feudalBarony | Cadzow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerAllyOf | Black Douglas family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| heldOffice | Scottish peer ⓘ |
| heldTitle | 1st Lord Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Scots ⓘ |
| laterAllyOf | James II of Scotland against the Black Douglases ⓘ |
| lordshipCreated | c. 1445 ⓘ |
| mother | Janet Livingston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding the Hamilton peerage line
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role in late medieval Scottish politics ⓘ |
| participatedIn | power struggles between the Crown and the Black Douglases ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-Stewart monarchy ⓘ |
| region | Lowlands of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Cadzow Castle
NERFINISHED
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Hamilton estates in Lanarkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Euphemia Graham
NERFINISHED
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Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stepfatherOf | James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported |
James II of Scotland
NERFINISHED
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James III of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Lord Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton Description of subject: James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman and influential political figure who played a key role in the turbulent power struggles of late medieval Scotland.
Referenced by (3)
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