Alexander family, Earls of Caledon
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The Alexander family, Earls of Caledon, is an Anglo-Irish aristocratic lineage that has held the Earldom of Caledon in the Peerage of Ireland since the early 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alexander family, Earls of Caledon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9271619 — 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: Alexander family, Earls of Caledon Context triple: [James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon, nobleFamily, Alexander family, Earls of Caledon]
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A.
Hamilton family (Dukes of Hamilton)
The Hamilton family, Dukes of Hamilton, is a prominent Scottish noble house that has held one of the highest-ranking dukedoms in the Peerage of Scotland since the 17th century.
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B.
Baillie family
The Baillie family was a prominent Scottish landowning lineage historically associated with the Polkemmet estate in West Lothian.
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C.
Erskine family
The Erskine family is a prominent Scottish noble lineage historically associated with the Earls of Mar and influential roles in Scottish political and social life.
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D.
Buccleuch family
The Buccleuch family is a powerful Scottish noble house, headed by the Duke of Buccleuch, long prominent in the Scottish Borders and among the largest private landowners in the United Kingdom.
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E.
Macaulay family
The Macaulay family is a namesake family recognized for its association with the Macaulay Library, a prominent archive of wildlife sounds and media.
- 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: Alexander family, Earls of Caledon Target entity description: The Alexander family, Earls of Caledon, is an Anglo-Irish aristocratic lineage that has held the Earldom of Caledon in the Peerage of Ireland since the early 19th century.
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A.
Hamilton family (Dukes of Hamilton)
The Hamilton family, Dukes of Hamilton, is a prominent Scottish noble house that has held one of the highest-ranking dukedoms in the Peerage of Scotland since the 17th century.
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B.
Baillie family
The Baillie family was a prominent Scottish landowning lineage historically associated with the Polkemmet estate in West Lothian.
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C.
Erskine family
The Erskine family is a prominent Scottish noble lineage historically associated with the Earls of Mar and influential roles in Scottish political and social life.
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D.
Buccleuch family
The Buccleuch family is a powerful Scottish noble house, headed by the Duke of Buccleuch, long prominent in the Scottish Borders and among the largest private landowners in the United Kingdom.
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E.
Macaulay family
The Macaulay family is a namesake family recognized for its association with the Macaulay Library, a prominent archive of wildlife sounds and media.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Irish nobility
ⓘ
aristocratic family ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British peerage system
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Caledon village NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Lords (Irish representative peers) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsFeature | Alexander family arms ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Anglo-Irish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingMonarchAtCreation | George III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestralEstate | Caledon Estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEarlierTitle |
Baron Caledon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viscount Caledon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamilySeat |
Caledon Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caledon, County Tyrone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeirApparentCourtesyTitle | Viscount Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Du Pre Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eric James Desmond Alexander, 5th Earl of Caledon NERFINISHED ⓘ James Alexander, 1st Earl of Caledon NERFINISHED ⓘ James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon NERFINISHED ⓘ James Du Pre Alexander, 3rd Earl of Caledon NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas James Alexander, 7th Earl of Caledon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatus | extant noble family ⓘ |
| hasTitleStyle | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ 21st century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nobleHouseType | Irish peerage house ⓘ |
| nobleRank | earl ⓘ |
| nobleTitleHeld | Earl of Caledon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
landownership in County Tyrone
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service in British imperial administration ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Alexander family of County Tyrone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Anglo-Irish Unionist aristocracy ⓘ |
| region |
County Tyrone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionTraditionally | Protestant ⓘ |
| socialClass | landed gentry ⓘ |
| titleCreatedFor | James Alexander, 1st Earl of Caledon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCreationDate | 1800 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Alexander family, Earls of Caledon Description of subject: The Alexander family, Earls of Caledon, is an Anglo-Irish aristocratic lineage that has held the Earldom of Caledon in the Peerage of Ireland since the early 19th century.
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