Earl of Strathearn
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The Earl of Strathearn was a prominent medieval Scottish noble title associated with the ruling dynasty and the historic province of Strathearn in central Scotland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Earl of Strathearn canonical | 11 |
| Earl of Strathearn (disputed) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1124461 — 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 Strathearn Context triple: [Robert II of Scotland, nobleTitle, Earl of Strathearn]
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A.
Earl of Menteith
The Earl of Menteith was a Scottish noble title associated with a historic earldom in the central Highlands, often held by prominent members of the Stewart dynasty.
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B.
Earl of Atholl
The Earl of Atholl is a historic Scottish peerage title associated with the powerful Atholl family and the mountainous region of Atholl in the central Highlands.
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C.
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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D.
Earl of Campbell
The Earl of Campbell is a historic Scottish noble title traditionally held as a subsidiary dignity by the Duke of Argyll, head of the influential Campbell clan.
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E.
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.
- 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 Strathearn Target entity description: The Earl of Strathearn was a prominent medieval Scottish noble title associated with the ruling dynasty and the historic province of Strathearn in central Scotland.
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A.
Earl of Menteith
The Earl of Menteith was a Scottish noble title associated with a historic earldom in the central Highlands, often held by prominent members of the Stewart dynasty.
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B.
Earl of Atholl
The Earl of Atholl is a historic Scottish peerage title associated with the powerful Atholl family and the mountainous region of Atholl in the central Highlands.
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C.
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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D.
Earl of Campbell
The Earl of Campbell is a historic Scottish noble title traditionally held as a subsidiary dignity by the Duke of Argyll, head of the influential Campbell clan.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish noble title
ⓘ
medieval earldom ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gaelic nobility
ⓘ
River Earn ⓘ
surface form:
River Earn valley
Scottish clan territories ⓘ Scottish monarch ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish monarchy
Scottish ruling dynasty ⓘ Strathearn political community ⓘ historic province of Strathearn ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| feudalType | provincial earldom ⓘ |
| governingSeat | Strathearn region strongholds ⓘ |
| governingSystem | feudalism ⓘ |
| governs | province of Strathearn ⓘ |
| hasTitleHolder |
Malise, Earl of Strathearn and Menteith
ⓘ
surface form:
Malise I, Earl of Strathearn
Malise II, Earl of Strathearn ⓘ Malise III, Earl of Strathearn ⓘ Malise IV, Earl of Strathearn ⓘ Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | extinct medieval earldom ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
civil authority in Strathearn
ⓘ
judicial authority in Strathearn ⓘ military authority in Strathearn ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle |
Latin
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
David I of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
King David I of Scotland
Robert the Bruce ⓘ
surface form:
King Robert I of Scotland
First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
surface form:
Wars of Scottish Independence
|
| locatedIn |
Strathearn
ⓘ
central Scotland ⓘ |
| nobleRank | earl ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish peerage ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of Scotland ⓘ |
| politicalRole | regional lordship in medieval Scotland ⓘ |
| precedenceInScotland | one of the ancient earldoms ⓘ |
| region | Perthshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| religiousPatronage | Inchaffray Abbey ⓘ |
| successorTitle |
Duke of Albany
ⓘ
1st Earl of Moray ⓘ
surface form:
Earl of Moray
|
| titleCreationType | hereditary earldom ⓘ |
| titleHolderDynasty | native Gaelic mormaer family ⓘ |
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: Earl of Strathearn Description of subject: The Earl of Strathearn was a prominent medieval Scottish noble title associated with the ruling dynasty and the historic province of Strathearn in central Scotland.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Earl of Strathearn (disputed)