Earl of Glasgow
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The Earl of Glasgow is a Scottish noble title in the Peerage of Scotland, historically held by members of the Boyle family, one of whom served as Governor of New Zealand.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Earl of Glasgow canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8216425 — 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: Earl of Glasgow Context triple: [Kāwana-Tianara o Aotearoa, officeHoldersInclude, Earl of Glasgow]
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A.
Earl of Forth
The Earl of Forth was a Scottish noble title in the Peerage of Scotland, notably held by the Royalist general Patrick Ruthven during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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B.
Earl of Lanark
The Earl of Lanark is a historic Scottish noble title traditionally held as a subsidiary dignity by the head of the Hamilton family, one of Scotland’s most prominent aristocratic houses.
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C.
Earl of Dumbarton
The Earl of Dumbarton is a Scottish peerage title historically associated with military distinction and, in modern times, granted to Prince Harry’s son Archie as a courtesy title.
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D.
Earl of Carrick
The Earl of Carrick was a medieval Scottish noble title associated with the ruling family of Carrick in southwestern Scotland, notably held by Robert the Bruce before he became King of Scots.
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E.
Earl of Rothes
The Earl of Rothes is a Scottish noble title historically associated with the chiefship of the Leslie clan and prominent roles in Scotland’s political and social life.
- 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: Earl of Glasgow Target entity description: The Earl of Glasgow is a Scottish noble title in the Peerage of Scotland, historically held by members of the Boyle family, one of whom served as Governor of New Zealand.
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A.
Earl of Forth
The Earl of Forth was a Scottish noble title in the Peerage of Scotland, notably held by the Royalist general Patrick Ruthven during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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B.
Earl of Lanark
The Earl of Lanark is a historic Scottish noble title traditionally held as a subsidiary dignity by the head of the Hamilton family, one of Scotland’s most prominent aristocratic houses.
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C.
Earl of Dumbarton
The Earl of Dumbarton is a Scottish peerage title historically associated with military distinction and, in modern times, granted to Prince Harry’s son Archie as a courtesy title.
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D.
Earl of Carrick
The Earl of Carrick was a medieval Scottish noble title associated with the ruling family of Carrick in southwestern Scotland, notably held by Robert the Bruce before he became King of Scots.
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E.
Earl of Rothes
The Earl of Rothes is a Scottish noble title historically associated with the chiefship of the Leslie clan and prominent roles in Scotland’s political and social life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish peer
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hereditary title ⓘ title in the Peerage of Scotland ⓘ |
| associatedFamilySeat | Kelburn Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedNobleFamily | Boyle family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegion |
Ayrshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Ayrshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTown | Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Boyle family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earls in the Peerage of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Noble titles created in 1703 ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfService | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy |
II of Scotland
ⓘ
William III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creationDate | 1703 ⓘ |
| firstHolder | David Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleHolder |
David Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ David Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ George Frederick Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ James Carr-Boyle, 5th Earl of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ John Boyle, 2nd Earl of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Boyle, 8th Earl of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTitle | Earl of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heraldicTradition | Scottish heraldry ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| monarchAtCreation | William III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
Boyle family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boyle family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank | Earl ⓘ |
| notableOfficeHeldByTitleHolder | Governor of New Zealand ⓘ |
| notableTitleHolder | David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Governor of New Zealand ⓘ |
| precedence | Scottish peerage precedence ⓘ |
| status | extant ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| subsidiaryTitle |
Baron Fairlie
NERFINISHED
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Lord Boyle of Kelburn NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Boyle of Stewartoun NERFINISHED ⓘ Viscount of Kelburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleType | Scottish earldom ⓘ |
| traditionalResidence | Kelburn Castle, near Largs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Earl of Glasgow Description of subject: The Earl of Glasgow is a Scottish noble title in the Peerage of Scotland, historically held by members of the Boyle family, one of whom served as Governor of New Zealand.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.