Mormaers of Mar
E1042037
The Mormaers of Mar were powerful medieval Scottish nobles who ruled the province of Mar and later evolved into the Earls of Mar, one of Scotland’s oldest earldoms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mormaers of Mar canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13484301 — 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: Mormaers of Mar Context triple: [Earl of Mar, heldByFamily, Mormaers of Mar]
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A.
Mormaers of Angus
The Mormaers of Angus were medieval Scottish provincial rulers who governed the region of Angus and formed one of the prominent noble dynasties of the Kingdom of Scotland.
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B.
Mormaer of Ross
The Mormaer of Ross was a medieval Scottish noble title denoting the powerful regional ruler of the province of Ross in the Scottish Highlands.
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C.
Mormaer of Fife
The Mormaer of Fife was a powerful medieval Scottish noble title associated with the leading provincial ruler of the region of Fife, later known as the Earl of Fife.
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D.
Mormaer of Atholl
The Mormaer of Atholl was a medieval Scottish noble title denoting the regional ruler of the Atholl area before and during the early earldom period.
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E.
mormaers of Fife
The mormaers of Fife were powerful medieval Scottish provincial rulers whose leadership and privileges became closely associated with the influential Clan MacDuff.
- 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: Mormaers of Mar Target entity description: The Mormaers of Mar were powerful medieval Scottish nobles who ruled the province of Mar and later evolved into the Earls of Mar, one of Scotland’s oldest earldoms.
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A.
Mormaers of Angus
The Mormaers of Angus were medieval Scottish provincial rulers who governed the region of Angus and formed one of the prominent noble dynasties of the Kingdom of Scotland.
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B.
Mormaer of Ross
The Mormaer of Ross was a medieval Scottish noble title denoting the powerful regional ruler of the province of Ross in the Scottish Highlands.
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C.
Mormaer of Fife
The Mormaer of Fife was a powerful medieval Scottish noble title associated with the leading provincial ruler of the region of Fife, later known as the Earl of Fife.
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D.
Mormaer of Atholl
The Mormaer of Atholl was a medieval Scottish noble title denoting the regional ruler of the Atholl area before and during the early earldom period.
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E.
mormaers of Fife
The mormaers of Fife were powerful medieval Scottish provincial rulers whose leadership and privileges became closely associated with the influential Clan MacDuff.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mormaers of Mar Description of subject: The Mormaers of Mar were powerful medieval Scottish nobles who ruled the province of Mar and later evolved into the Earls of Mar, one of Scotland’s oldest earldoms.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.