Margaret of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany
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Margaret of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany was a 13th-century Scottish princess who became Duchess of Brittany through marriage, linking the royal houses of Scotland and Brittany.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Margaret of Huntingdon, Duchess of Brittany | 3 |
| Margaret of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2940684 — 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: Margaret of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany Context triple: [Ermengarde de Beaumont, child, Margaret of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany]
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Mary of Waltham, Duchess of Brittany
Mary of Waltham, Duchess of Brittany, was a 14th-century English princess, daughter of King Edward III, who became duchess through her marriage to John IV, Duke of Brittany.
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Eleanor of Brittany
Eleanor of Brittany was a 13th-century English princess and daughter of King Henry III and Eleanor of Provence, known for her brief betrothal to Simon de Montfort’s son and her life largely spent in religious devotion.
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Margaret Stewart, Duchess of Touraine
Margaret Stewart, Duchess of Touraine, was a late 14th- to early 15th-century Scottish princess, daughter of King Robert III of Scotland, who became Duchess of Touraine through her marriage into the French nobility during the Hundred Years’ War.
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Marie of Brittany
Marie of Brittany was a 13th-century French noblewoman, daughter of John II, Duke of Brittany, and Beatrice of England, and a granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
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Margaret of Scotland, Dauphine of France
Margaret of Scotland, Dauphine of France, was a 15th-century Scottish princess who became the wife of the future King Louis XI of France, linking the Scottish and French royal 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: Margaret of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany Target entity description: Margaret of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany was a 13th-century Scottish princess who became Duchess of Brittany through marriage, linking the royal houses of Scotland and Brittany.
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A.
Mary of Waltham, Duchess of Brittany
Mary of Waltham, Duchess of Brittany, was a 14th-century English princess, daughter of King Edward III, who became duchess through her marriage to John IV, Duke of Brittany.
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B.
Eleanor of Brittany
Eleanor of Brittany was a 13th-century English princess and daughter of King Henry III and Eleanor of Provence, known for her brief betrothal to Simon de Montfort’s son and her life largely spent in religious devotion.
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C.
Margaret Stewart, Duchess of Touraine
Margaret Stewart, Duchess of Touraine, was a late 14th- to early 15th-century Scottish princess, daughter of King Robert III of Scotland, who became Duchess of Touraine through her marriage into the French nobility during the Hundred Years’ War.
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Marie of Brittany
Marie of Brittany was a 13th-century French noblewoman, daughter of John II, Duke of Brittany, and Beatrice of England, and a granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
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E.
Margaret of Scotland, Dauphine of France
Margaret of Scotland, Dauphine of France, was a 15th-century Scottish princess who became the wife of the future King Louis XI of France, linking the Scottish and French royal houses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
13th-century Scottish person
ⓘ
Duchess consort ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ princess ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty |
Capetian House of Dreux
ⓘ
surface form:
Breton ducal house
|
| associatedWithTerritory |
Duchy of Brittany
ⓘ
Earldom of Richmond ⓘ |
| centuryOfBirth | 12th century ⓘ |
| centuryOfDeath | 13th century ⓘ |
| child |
Constance, Duchess of Brittany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alan, 1st Earl of Richmond ⓘ
surface form:
William, Earl of Richmond
another daughter (name uncertain) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1193 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | after 1259 ⓘ |
| father |
William I of Scotland
ⓘ
William I of Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
William the Lion
|
| floruit | early 13th century ⓘ |
| givenName | Margaret ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Anglo-Norman
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Norman French
Latin ⓘ Scots ⓘ |
| marriageLinkedDynasties |
Duchy of Brittany
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Scotland and Duchy of Brittany
|
| mother | Ermengarde de Beaumont ⓘ |
| nobleRank |
Countess of Richmond
ⓘ
surface form:
countess of Richmond
duchess of Brittany ⓘ princess of Scotland ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Countess of Richmond ⓘ |
| notableFor | linking the royal houses of Scotland and Brittany through marriage ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | likely Brittany ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Duchess consort of Brittany ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| royalHouse | House of Dunkeld ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling | Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ |
| spouse |
Conan IV, Duke of Brittany
ⓘ
Conan IV, Earl of Richmond ⓘ |
| title | Duchess of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Margaret of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany Description of subject: Margaret of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany was a 13th-century Scottish princess who became Duchess of Brittany through marriage, linking the royal houses of Scotland and Brittany.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Margaret of Huntingdon, Duchess of Brittany
this entity surface form:
Margaret of Huntingdon, Duchess of Brittany
this entity surface form:
Margaret of Huntingdon, Duchess of Brittany