Black Agnes, Countess of Dunbar
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Black Agnes, Countess of Dunbar, was a 14th-century Scottish noblewoman famed for her fierce and skillful defense of Dunbar Castle against an English siege during the Second War of Scottish Independence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Black Agnes, Countess of Dunbar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12015066 — 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: Black Agnes, Countess of Dunbar Context triple: [Dunbar Castle, associatedWith, Black Agnes, Countess of Dunbar]
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A.
Katherine Broughton
Katherine Broughton was an English noblewoman of the Tudor period, best known as the wife of William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, and a member of the extended Howard family circle.
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B.
Duchess of Montrose
The Duchess of Montrose was a Scottish noblewoman of the Montrose ducal family, noted for her philanthropy and stewardship of historic estates.
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C.
Ada, Countess of Fife
Ada, Countess of Fife was a 13th-century Scottish noblewoman of the influential earldom of Fife and the mother of Colbán, Earl of Fife.
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D.
Margaret Stewart, Countess of Douglas
Margaret Stewart, Countess of Douglas, was a 14th-century Scottish noblewoman and royal daughter whose marriage into the powerful Douglas family strengthened the political alliances of the early Stewart monarchy.
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E.
Margaret Stewart, Countess of Mar
Margaret Stewart, Countess of Mar, was a 14th-century Scottish noblewoman who held the ancient earldom of Mar in her own right and played a notable role in the politics of medieval Scotland.
- 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: Black Agnes, Countess of Dunbar Target entity description: Black Agnes, Countess of Dunbar, was a 14th-century Scottish noblewoman famed for her fierce and skillful defense of Dunbar Castle against an English siege during the Second War of Scottish Independence.
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A.
Katherine Broughton
Katherine Broughton was an English noblewoman of the Tudor period, best known as the wife of William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, and a member of the extended Howard family circle.
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B.
Duchess of Montrose
The Duchess of Montrose was a Scottish noblewoman of the Montrose ducal family, noted for her philanthropy and stewardship of historic estates.
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C.
Ada, Countess of Fife
Ada, Countess of Fife was a 13th-century Scottish noblewoman of the influential earldom of Fife and the mother of Colbán, Earl of Fife.
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D.
Margaret Stewart, Countess of Douglas
Margaret Stewart, Countess of Douglas, was a 14th-century Scottish noblewoman and royal daughter whose marriage into the powerful Douglas family strengthened the political alliances of the early Stewart monarchy.
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E.
Margaret Stewart, Countess of Mar
Margaret Stewart, Countess of Mar, was a 14th-century Scottish noblewoman who held the ancient earldom of Mar in her own right and played a notable role in the politics of medieval Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dunbar Castle