John Erskine, Earl of Mar
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John Erskine, Earl of Mar, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and politician best known for initiating and commanding the Jacobite rising of 1715 in an effort to restore the Stuart monarchy.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T466379 — 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 Erskine, Earl of Mar Context triple: [Jacobite rising of 1715, leader, John Erskine, Earl of Mar]
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James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Douglas
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Douglas was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and peer whose death without direct heirs led to the famous Douglas Cause inheritance dispute.
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B.
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas, was a prominent 17th-century Scottish nobleman and head of the powerful Douglas family, influential in the politics and aristocracy of Scotland.
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James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, was a powerful 16th-century Scottish nobleman who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King James VI and played a central role in the turbulent politics following Mary, Queen of Scots’ abdication.
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D.
Marquess of Huntly
The Marquess of Huntly is a historic Scottish noble title long associated with the powerful Gordon family and the region of Aberdeenshire.
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Earl of Menteith
The Earl of Menteith was a Scottish noble title associated with a historic earldom in the central Highlands, often held by prominent members of the Stewart dynasty.
- 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 Erskine, Earl of Mar Target entity description: John Erskine, Earl of Mar, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and politician best known for initiating and commanding the Jacobite rising of 1715 in an effort to restore the Stuart monarchy.
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A.
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Douglas
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Douglas was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and peer whose death without direct heirs led to the famous Douglas Cause inheritance dispute.
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B.
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas, was a prominent 17th-century Scottish nobleman and head of the powerful Douglas family, influential in the politics and aristocracy of Scotland.
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C.
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, was a powerful 16th-century Scottish nobleman who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King James VI and played a central role in the turbulent politics following Mary, Queen of Scots’ abdication.
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D.
Marquess of Huntly
The Marquess of Huntly is a historic Scottish noble title long associated with the powerful Gordon family and the region of Aberdeenshire.
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E.
Earl of Menteith
The Earl of Menteith was a Scottish noble title associated with a historic earldom in the central Highlands, often held by prominent members of the Stewart dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earl
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Jacobite leader ⓘ Scottish nobleman ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| aftermath |
was attainted and lost his British titles
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went into exile after the failure of the 1715 rising ⓘ |
| allegiance | House of Stuart ⓘ |
| attempted | to coordinate a nationwide Jacobite uprising in 1715 ⓘ |
| battle | Jacobite rising of 1715 ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | leadership role in the 1715 Jacobite rebellion ⓘ |
| commanded | Jacobite army at the Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ |
| conflict | Jacobite risings ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| event |
defection from the Hanoverian government to the Jacobite cause in 1715
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raised the Jacobite standard at Braemar in 1715 ⓘ |
| goal | restoration of the Stuart monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commanding Jacobite forces in the 1715 rising
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initiating the Jacobite rising of 1715 ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Scots ⓘ |
| legacy | remembered as a key figure in early 18th‑century Jacobite politics ⓘ |
| monarchServed |
George I of Great Britain
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James Francis Edward Stuart ⓘ Anne, Queen of Great Britain ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Anne
|
| movement |
Jacobite risings
ⓘ
surface form:
Jacobitism
|
| nobleFamily | Erskine family ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Earl of Mar ⓘ |
| opponent |
British government forces
ⓘ
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Tory ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Secretary of State of Scotland
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surface form:
Scottish Secretary of State
member of the British House of Lords ⓘ member of the Parliament of Scotland ⓘ |
| region | Scotland ⓘ |
| religion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| residence |
Alloa
ⓘ
Braemar ⓘ |
| role | chief Jacobite commander in Scotland in 1715 ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Jacobite side in the Jacobite rising of 1715 ⓘ |
| supportedClaimant | James Francis Edward Stuart ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Erskine, Earl of Mar Description of subject: John Erskine, Earl of Mar, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and politician best known for initiating and commanding the Jacobite rising of 1715 in an effort to restore the Stuart monarchy.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Battle of Sheriffmuir
this entity surface form:
John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar
this entity surface form:
John Erskine, Earl of Mar (1558–1634)
this entity surface form:
John Erskine, Earl of Mar (1675–1732)
this entity surface form:
John Erskine, Earl of Mar (c. 1510–1572)
this entity surface form:
John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar
this entity surface form:
John Erskine, 11th Earl of Mar