crown of Scotland
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The Crown of Scotland is the historic gold state crown used in the Scottish regalia, symbolizing the authority and sovereignty of Scotland’s monarchs.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Crown of Scotland | 25 |
| Scottish crown | 3 |
| crown of Scotland canonical | 2 |
| Crown (Scotland) | 1 |
| Crown of Scotland (various reigns) | 1 |
| Scottish Crown | 1 |
| Scottish crown of Robert the Bruce | 1 |
| Scottish throne | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1011992 — 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: crown of Scotland Context triple: [Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland, crestObject, crown of Scotland]
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A.
Scottish crown
The Scottish crown was the monarchy of Scotland, representing the sovereign authority and royal lineage that ruled the Kingdom of Scotland until its union with England.
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B.
Crown of England
The Crown of England is the institutional monarchy and legal embodiment of the English state, encompassing the authority, rights, and properties held by the reigning English sovereign.
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C.
Crown of Ireland
The Crown of Ireland was the legal and symbolic authority of the Irish monarchy, representing the sovereignty of the English (later British) monarch over Ireland from the 16th century until the creation of the Irish Free State.
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D.
Crown in right of the United Kingdom
The Crown in right of the United Kingdom is the legal embodiment of the British state and executive authority at the UK-wide level, distinct from its devolved counterparts in other parts of the realm.
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E.
St Edward's Crown
St Edward's Crown is the historic solid gold coronation crown of British monarchs, renowned as one of the most important and sacred symbols of the United Kingdom’s monarchy.
- 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: crown of Scotland Target entity description: The Crown of Scotland is the historic gold state crown used in the Scottish regalia, symbolizing the authority and sovereignty of Scotland’s monarchs.
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A.
Scottish crown
The Scottish crown was the monarchy of Scotland, representing the sovereign authority and royal lineage that ruled the Kingdom of Scotland until its union with England.
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B.
Crown of England
The Crown of England is the institutional monarchy and legal embodiment of the English state, encompassing the authority, rights, and properties held by the reigning English sovereign.
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C.
Crown of Ireland
The Crown of Ireland was the legal and symbolic authority of the Irish monarchy, representing the sovereignty of the English (later British) monarch over Ireland from the 16th century until the creation of the Irish Free State.
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D.
Crown in right of the United Kingdom
The Crown in right of the United Kingdom is the legal embodiment of the British state and executive authority at the UK-wide level, distinct from its devolved counterparts in other parts of the realm.
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E.
St Edward's Crown
St Edward's Crown is the historic solid gold coronation crown of British monarchs, renowned as one of the most important and sacred symbols of the United Kingdom’s monarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish regalia
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ceremonial crown ⓘ state crown ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
crown of Scotland
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surface form:
Scottish Crown
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| associatedWith | Honours of Scotland display at Edinburgh Castle ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | James V of Scotland ⓘ |
| conservedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| creator | John Mosman ⓘ |
| decoratedWith |
amethysts
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emeralds ⓘ enamelled ornaments ⓘ fleurs-de-lis ⓘ garnets ⓘ pearls ⓘ rubies ⓘ sapphires ⓘ spinels ⓘ topazes ⓘ trefoils ⓘ |
| guardedBy | Royal Regiment of Scotland ⓘ |
| hasPart |
circlet
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cross finial ⓘ four arches ⓘ monde ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | national treasure of Scotland ⓘ |
| inception | 1540 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
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Edinburgh Castle ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| location |
Edinburgh Castle
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surface form:
Crown Room, Edinburgh Castle
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| material |
gold
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pearls ⓘ precious stones ⓘ silver-gilt ⓘ |
| owner |
the Crown
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surface form:
The Crown
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| partOf | Honours of Scotland ⓘ |
| reworkedFrom | earlier medieval Scottish crown ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
royal authority in Scotland
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sovereignty of the Scottish monarch ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Scottish monarch
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surface form:
Scottish monarchs
monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coronation ceremonies in Scotland
ⓘ
state occasions in Scotland ⓘ |
| usedIn |
State Opening of Parliament
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surface form:
Scottish Parliament ceremonial openings (historical)
State Opening of Parliament ⓘ
surface form:
State Opening of the Scottish Parliament (modern ceremonial display)
coronation of James VI of Scotland ⓘ Coronation of Mary ⓘ
surface form:
coronation of Mary, Queen of Scots
|
| weight | approximately 1.64 kilograms ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: crown of Scotland Description of subject: The Crown of Scotland is the historic gold state crown used in the Scottish regalia, symbolizing the authority and sovereignty of Scotland’s monarchs.
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Crown of Scotland
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Scottish crown
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Crown of Scotland
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Crown of Scotland
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Crown of Scotland
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Crown of Scotland (various reigns)
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Crown of Scotland
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Crown of Scotland
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Crown of Scotland
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Crown of Scotland
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Crown of Scotland
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Crown of Scotland
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Scottish Crown
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Crown of Scotland
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Crown of Scotland
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Crown of Scotland
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Crown of Scotland
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Crown of Scotland
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Crown of Scotland
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Crown of Scotland
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Scottish crown
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Crown of Scotland
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Crown of Scotland
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Crown (Scotland)
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Crown of Scotland
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Crown of Scotland
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Crown of Scotland
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Scottish crown
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Scottish throne
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Scottish crown of Robert the Bruce
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Crown of Scotland
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Crown of Scotland
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Crown of Scotland
Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Linlithgow (historical association)
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crown of Scotland
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subject surface form:
Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Linlithgow
this entity surface form:
Crown of Scotland