Clan Hamilton
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Clan Hamilton is a prominent Lowland Scottish clan historically influential in politics and nobility, with extensive lands and titles including the dukedom of Hamilton.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clan Hamilton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7083915 — 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: Clan Hamilton Context triple: [Earl of Lanark, associatedWith, Clan Hamilton]
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Clan Grant
Clan Grant is a historic Scottish Highland clan known for its prominent role in the politics and warfare of the Highlands and its long association with lands in Strathspey.
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B.
Clan Carnegie
Clan Carnegie is a Scottish Lowland clan historically prominent in Angus, known for producing the Earls of Southesk and other notable noble lineages.
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C.
Clan Maxwell
Clan Maxwell is a historic Lowland Scottish clan traditionally associated with the Scottish Borders and noted for its influential role in medieval and early modern Scottish history.
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D.
Clan Montgomery
Clan Montgomery is a historic Scottish clan of Norman origin, traditionally associated with Ayrshire and prominent in Scotland’s medieval and early modern nobility.
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E.
Clan Lamont
Clan Lamont is a historic Highland Scottish clan from Argyll, traditionally associated with the Cowal peninsula and known for its long-standing feuds and alliances with neighboring clans.
- 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: Clan Hamilton Target entity description: Clan Hamilton is a prominent Lowland Scottish clan historically influential in politics and nobility, with extensive lands and titles including the dukedom of Hamilton.
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A.
Clan Grant
Clan Grant is a historic Scottish Highland clan known for its prominent role in the politics and warfare of the Highlands and its long association with lands in Strathspey.
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B.
Clan Carnegie
Clan Carnegie is a Scottish Lowland clan historically prominent in Angus, known for producing the Earls of Southesk and other notable noble lineages.
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C.
Clan Maxwell
Clan Maxwell is a historic Lowland Scottish clan traditionally associated with the Scottish Borders and noted for its influential role in medieval and early modern Scottish history.
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D.
Clan Montgomery
Clan Montgomery is a historic Scottish clan of Norman origin, traditionally associated with Ayrshire and prominent in Scotland’s medieval and early modern nobility.
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E.
Clan Lamont
Clan Lamont is a historic Highland Scottish clan from Argyll, traditionally associated with the Cowal peninsula and known for its long-standing feuds and alliances with neighboring clans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lowland Scottish clan
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Scottish clan ⓘ |
| allegiance | Jacobite cause (some members) ⓘ |
| associatedBattle |
Battle of Bothwell Bridge
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Langside NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMonarch | Mary, Queen of Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTown | Hamilton, South Lanarkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanBadge | oak tree and saw crest badge ⓘ |
| clanChief | Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanChiefTitle | Duke of Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanCrest | An oak tree fructed and penetrated transversely in the main stem by a frame saw ⓘ |
| clanMotto | Through ⓘ |
| clanMottoTranslation | Through ⓘ |
| clanSeat | Lennoxlove House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanSlogan | Duke of Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanWarCry | Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
influential in Scottish nobility
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influential in Scottish politics ⓘ |
| historicSeat |
Bothwellhaugh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brodick Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Cadzow Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamilton Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ Kinneil House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Scots
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Scottish Gaelic (to a lesser extent) ⓘ |
| notableBranch |
Hamiltons of Bothwellhaugh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hamiltons of Cadzow NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamiltons of Dalserf NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamiltons of Innerwick NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamiltons of Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton
NERFINISHED
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James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran NERFINISHED ⓘ James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Hamilton (martyr) NERFINISHED ⓘ William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | Lanarkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantBadge | oak ⓘ |
| region | Lowlands of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
historically Roman Catholic (many branches)
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later Presbyterian (many branches) ⓘ |
| tartan |
Hamilton Dress tartan
NERFINISHED
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Hamilton Hunting tartan NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamilton Red tartan NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamilton tartan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleHeld |
Duke of Brandon
NERFINISHED
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Duke of Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl of Angus NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl of Arran NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl of Lanark NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquess of Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clan Hamilton Description of subject: Clan Hamilton is a prominent Lowland Scottish clan historically influential in politics and nobility, with extensive lands and titles including the dukedom of Hamilton.
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