Dub, King of Scotland
E1041548
Dub, King of Scotland was a 10th-century monarch of Alba from the House of Alpin, remembered for his brief and turbulent reign marked by internal conflict and his subsequent semi-legendary status in Scottish tradition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dub mac Malcolm | 2 |
| Dub, King of Scotland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13459567 — 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: Dub, King of Scotland Context triple: [Kenneth III of Scotland, father, Dub, King of Scotland]
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A.
King Bruce
King Bruce is a character from the Rankin/Bass stop-motion Easter special "The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town," serving as the young ruler whose growth and changing attitudes shape much of the story’s conflict and resolution.
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B.
Rex Scottorum (King of the Scots)
Rex Scottorum (King of the Scots) is the Latin royal style historically used to designate the monarch ruling over the medieval kingdom of the Scots.
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C.
Donald III of Scotland
Donald III of Scotland was a late 11th-century King of Scots whose brief and contested reign followed that of his brother Malcolm III amid dynastic struggles for the Scottish throne.
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D.
Giric of Scotland
Giric of Scotland was a 9th-century king of the Picts and/or Scots, remembered for his obscure and debated reign and his association with early unification traditions in medieval Scottish history.
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E.
Edgar, King of Scotland
Edgar, King of Scotland was a late 11th-century Scottish monarch from the House of Dunkeld who ruled after the turbulent reigns of his father Malcolm III and brother Donald III, helping to stabilize the kingdom.
- 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: Dub, King of Scotland Target entity description: Dub, King of Scotland was a 10th-century monarch of Alba from the House of Alpin, remembered for his brief and turbulent reign marked by internal conflict and his subsequent semi-legendary status in Scottish tradition.
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A.
King Bruce
King Bruce is a character from the Rankin/Bass stop-motion Easter special "The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town," serving as the young ruler whose growth and changing attitudes shape much of the story’s conflict and resolution.
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B.
Rex Scottorum (King of the Scots)
Rex Scottorum (King of the Scots) is the Latin royal style historically used to designate the monarch ruling over the medieval kingdom of the Scots.
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C.
Donald III of Scotland
Donald III of Scotland was a late 11th-century King of Scots whose brief and contested reign followed that of his brother Malcolm III amid dynastic struggles for the Scottish throne.
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D.
Giric of Scotland
Giric of Scotland was a 9th-century king of the Picts and/or Scots, remembered for his obscure and debated reign and his association with early unification traditions in medieval Scottish history.
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E.
Edgar, King of Scotland
Edgar, King of Scotland was a late 11th-century Scottish monarch from the House of Dunkeld who ruled after the turbulent reigns of his father Malcolm III and brother Donald III, helping to stabilize the kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
10th-century Scottish monarch
ⓘ
House of Alpin monarch ⓘ King of Scotland ⓘ human ⓘ medieval monarch ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dubh
ⓘ
Duff ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Forres ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Iona (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | disputed ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 10th century ⓘ |
| conflict | dynastic struggles within the House of Alpin ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Alba
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Scotland
|
| deathDate | circa 967 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Scotland ⓘ |
| dynasty | House of Alpin ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gaels ⓘ |
| father | Malcolm I of Scotland ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
High Middle Ages (early phase)
ⓘ
linked to:
High Middle Ages
|
| historicalStatus | partly historical, partly legendary ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord |
Latin
ⓘ
Middle Irish ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Andrew of Wyntoun’s Orygynale Cronykil of Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
Original Chronicle of Scotland
Chronicle of the Kings of Alba ⓘ |
| name |
Dub
ⓘ
Dub mac Malcolm ⓘ
linked to:
Dub, King of Scotland
Dub mac Maíl Coluim ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brief reign as King of Alba
ⓘ
internal conflict during his reign ⓘ semi-legendary status in later Scottish tradition ⓘ |
| parent | Malcolm I of Scotland ⓘ |
| partOf | House of Alpin succession disputes ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Alba ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Indulf, King of Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
Indulf of Scotland
|
| predecessor |
Indulf, King of Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
Indulf of Scotland
|
| realm | Alba ⓘ |
| regionRuled | northern Britain ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 967 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 962 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| royalHouse | House of Alpin ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Cuilén, King of Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
Cuilén of Scotland
|
| successor |
Cuilén, King of Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
Cuilén of Scotland
|
| successorInHouse | Cuilén mac Ildulb ⓘ |
| title |
King of Alba
ⓘ
King of Scots ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dub, King of Scotland Description of subject: Dub, King of Scotland was a 10th-century monarch of Alba from the House of Alpin, remembered for his brief and turbulent reign marked by internal conflict and his subsequent semi-legendary status in Scottish tradition.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dub, King of Scotland
linked to: Dub, King of Scotland