Robert Dundas of Arniston, the younger
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Robert Dundas of Arniston, the younger was an 18th-century Scottish judge and politician who served as Lord Advocate and Lord President of the Court of Session, continuing the influential legal legacy of the Dundas family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Dundas of Arniston, the younger canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8574786 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Dundas of Arniston, the younger Context triple: [Dundas, hasNotableBearer, Robert Dundas of Arniston, the younger]
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Robert Stewart (grandson of Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl)
Robert Stewart, grandson of Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl, was a Scottish noble involved in the 1437 conspiracy that led to the assassination of King James I of Scotland.
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B.
Duncan Wedderburn
Duncan Wedderburn is a flamboyant, hedonistic lawyer who serves as one of Bella Baxter’s main companions and antagonistic foils in the surreal, darkly comic world of "Poor Things."
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C.
George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie
George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie was a British Conservative politician and peer who served as Secretary of State for Scotland and later as Secretary of State for Defence in the late 20th century.
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D.
Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald
Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald, was a British Army general and Scottish nobleman known for his military service during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Archibald Douglas (claimant in the Douglas Cause)
Archibald Douglas was the central figure in the 18th-century Scottish legal battle known as the Douglas Cause, which contested his right to inherit the vast Douglas estates.
- 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: Robert Dundas of Arniston, the younger Target entity description: Robert Dundas of Arniston, the younger was an 18th-century Scottish judge and politician who served as Lord Advocate and Lord President of the Court of Session, continuing the influential legal legacy of the Dundas family.
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A.
Robert Stewart (grandson of Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl)
Robert Stewart, grandson of Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl, was a Scottish noble involved in the 1437 conspiracy that led to the assassination of King James I of Scotland.
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B.
Duncan Wedderburn
Duncan Wedderburn is a flamboyant, hedonistic lawyer who serves as one of Bella Baxter’s main companions and antagonistic foils in the surreal, darkly comic world of "Poor Things."
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C.
George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie
George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie was a British Conservative politician and peer who served as Secretary of State for Scotland and later as Secretary of State for Defence in the late 20th century.
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D.
Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald
Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald, was a British Army general and Scottish nobleman known for his military service during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Archibald Douglas (claimant in the Douglas Cause)
Archibald Douglas was the central figure in the 18th-century Scottish legal battle known as the Douglas Cause, which contested his right to inherit the vast Douglas estates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish judge
ⓘ
person ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1713-07-19 ⓘ |
| child |
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
NERFINISHED
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Robert Dundas of Arniston (Lord Arniston, the third) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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Scotland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1787-08-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Edinburgh
ⓘ
Utrecht University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime |
Lord President of the Court of Session 1787
ⓘ
service as Lord Advocate 1760 ⓘ |
| familyName | Dundas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Robert Dundas of Arniston, the elder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Scots law
ⓘ
Scottish politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Lord Arniston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
continuing the legal influence of the Dundas family
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serving as Lord Advocate of Scotland ⓘ serving as Lord President of the Court of Session ⓘ |
| memberOfFamily | Dundas family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Elizabeth Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage |
English
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Scots ⓘ |
| notableFamily | Dundas family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership of the Scottish judiciary in the late 18th century ⓘ |
| occupation |
advocate
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judge ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermEnd | 1760 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermStart | 1742 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Arniston House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-Hanoverian ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Dean of the Faculty of Advocates
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Lord Advocate NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord President of the Court of Session NERFINISHED ⓘ Member of Parliament for Midlothian ⓘ Solicitor General for Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Arniston House
NERFINISHED
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Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Henrietta Baillie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime |
Lord President of the Court of Session 1760
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service as Lord Advocate 1754 ⓘ |
| workLocation | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Robert Dundas of Arniston, the younger Description of subject: Robert Dundas of Arniston, the younger was an 18th-century Scottish judge and politician who served as Lord Advocate and Lord President of the Court of Session, continuing the influential legal legacy of the Dundas family.
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