Earls of Home
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The Earls of Home are a Scottish noble family whose title, created in the 17th century, is associated with the Borders region and historically influential roles in British political and military life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Earls of Home canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11299425 — 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: Earls of Home Context triple: [The Hirsel, familySeatOf, Earls of Home]
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A.
Earls of Rothes
The Earls of Rothes are a prominent Scottish noble title historically held by the Leslie family, influential in Scottish politics and society since the late Middle Ages.
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Earls of Leven
The Earls of Leven are a Scottish noble title historically associated with the influential Leslie family and prominent roles in Scotland’s political and military affairs.
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C.
Earls of Derwentwater
The Earls of Derwentwater were an English noble family prominent in the 17th and early 18th centuries, noted for their Jacobite sympathies and eventual forfeiture of titles and estates after the 1715 uprising.
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D.
Earls of Haddington
The Earls of Haddington are a Scottish noble title historically associated with influential landowning and political families, notably linked to the powerful House of Hamilton.
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E.
Earls of Worcester
The Earls of Worcester were a prominent English noble family, chiefly the Somersets, who rose to great political and military influence from the late Middle Ages through the Tudor and Stuart periods.
- 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: Earls of Home Target entity description: The Earls of Home are a Scottish noble family whose title, created in the 17th century, is associated with the Borders region and historically influential roles in British political and military life.
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A.
Earls of Rothes
The Earls of Rothes are a prominent Scottish noble title historically held by the Leslie family, influential in Scottish politics and society since the late Middle Ages.
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B.
Earls of Leven
The Earls of Leven are a Scottish noble title historically associated with the influential Leslie family and prominent roles in Scotland’s political and military affairs.
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C.
Earls of Derwentwater
The Earls of Derwentwater were an English noble family prominent in the 17th and early 18th centuries, noted for their Jacobite sympathies and eventual forfeiture of titles and estates after the 1715 uprising.
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D.
Earls of Haddington
The Earls of Haddington are a Scottish noble title historically associated with influential landowning and political families, notably linked to the powerful House of Hamilton.
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E.
Earls of Worcester
The Earls of Worcester were a prominent English noble family, chiefly the Somersets, who rose to great political and military influence from the late Middle Ages through the Tudor and Stuart periods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Scottish noble family ⓘ Scottish nobleman ⓘ Scottish peer ⓘ hereditary peerage title ⓘ |
| alternativeSpelling | Hume NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonarch | King James VI of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Borders region of Scotland ⓘ |
| category |
Clan chiefs of Scotland
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Scottish earls ⓘ Scottish noble families ⓘ |
| clanWarCry | A Home! A Home! ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsFeature | three papingoes (green birds) ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familySeatLocation | near Coldstream, Scottish Borders ⓘ |
| hasAncestralLands |
Berwickshire
NERFINISHED
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East March of the Scottish Borders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCadetBranch |
Homes of Manderston
NERFINISHED
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Homes of Wedderburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClan | Clan Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEarlierTitle | Lord Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamilySeat | The Hirsel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Alec Douglas-Home
NERFINISHED
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Alexander Home, 1st Earl of Home NERFINISHED ⓘ James Home, 2nd Earl of Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Earl of Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
14th Earl of Home
NERFINISHED
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1st Earl of Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
border lords on the Anglo-Scottish frontier
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military leaders in Scottish service ⓘ participants in British parliamentary politics ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallySpoken |
English
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Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedToHouse | House of Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | True to the End ⓘ |
| nobleTitleInPeerageOf | Peerage of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence in British military life
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influence in British political life ⓘ |
| politicalAlignmentHistorically |
Royalist (various periods)
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Unionist (post-1707) ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| region | Scottish Borders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistorically | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| surname | Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCreatedInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| titleCreatedInPeerage | Peerage of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Earls of Home Description of subject: The Earls of Home are a Scottish noble family whose title, created in the 17th century, is associated with the Borders region and historically influential roles in British political and military life.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Hirsel