Viscount Thurso
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Viscount Thurso is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom associated with the Sinclair family of Caithness in northern Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Viscount Thurso canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8183211 — 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: Viscount Thurso Context triple: [Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso, nobleTitle, Viscount Thurso]
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A.
Viscount Sydney
Viscount Sydney is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Great Britain, historically associated with the Townshend family and notably borne by the statesman Thomas Townshend, after whom the city of Sydney in Australia is named.
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B.
Viscount Formartine
Viscount Formartine is a subsidiary noble title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom traditionally used as a courtesy title by the heir apparent to the Earl of Aberdeen.
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C.
Viscount Broome
Viscount Broome is a noble title associated with British Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, a prominent military leader and statesman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Viscount Howick
Viscount Howick is a British noble title historically associated with the Grey family, most notably held by Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, a prominent 19th-century Prime Minister.
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E.
Viscount Adare
Viscount Adare was an Irish noble title in the peerage associated with the Dunraven family, after whom Cape Adare in Antarctica was named.
- 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: Viscount Thurso Target entity description: Viscount Thurso is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom associated with the Sinclair family of Caithness in northern Scotland.
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A.
Viscount Sydney
Viscount Sydney is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Great Britain, historically associated with the Townshend family and notably borne by the statesman Thomas Townshend, after whom the city of Sydney in Australia is named.
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B.
Viscount Formartine
Viscount Formartine is a subsidiary noble title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom traditionally used as a courtesy title by the heir apparent to the Earl of Aberdeen.
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C.
Viscount Broome
Viscount Broome is a noble title associated with British Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, a prominent military leader and statesman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Viscount Howick
Viscount Howick is a British noble title historically associated with the Grey family, most notably held by Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, a prominent 19th-century Prime Minister.
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E.
Viscount Adare
Viscount Adare was an Irish noble title in the peerage associated with the Dunraven family, after whom Cape Adare in Antarctica was named.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British businessman
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British politician ⓘ hereditary peer ⓘ hereditary title ⓘ |
| associatedCountry | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCounty | Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Clan Sinclair
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sinclair family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToNobleHouse | House of Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdUnderMonarch | George VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creationDate | 1952 ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | male-preference primogeniture ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | The Viscount Thurso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamilySeat | Thurso area, Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHolder |
Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Sinclair, 3rd Viscount Thurso NERFINISHED ⓘ Robin Sinclair, 2nd Viscount Thurso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableHolder |
Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Sinclair, 3rd Viscount Thurso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTerritorialDesignation | of Ulbster in the County of Caithness ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
Viscount Thurso
NERFINISHED
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Viscount Thurso NERFINISHED ⓘ Viscount Thurso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hereditary | true ⓘ |
| inheritanceType | heirs male of the body lawfully begotten ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| linkedClanTerritory | Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInArea | northern Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Sinclair family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRankInScotland | Scottish-associated UK peerage title ⓘ |
| nobleTitleType | hereditary peerage ⓘ |
| partOf | Peerage of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peerageRank | Viscount ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Liberal Democrats (UK)
NERFINISHED
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Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of Parliament for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
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Secretary of State for Air NERFINISHED ⓘ member of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| precedenceWithinPeerage | below Earl and above Baron ⓘ |
| region | Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| titleStatus | extant ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Viscount Thurso Description of subject: Viscount Thurso is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom associated with the Sinclair family of Caithness in northern Scotland.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso