Earls of Ross
E1044359
The Earls of Ross were a powerful medieval Scottish noble family who controlled the historic province of Ross in the Highlands and played a significant role in the politics of the Kingdom of Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Earls of Ross canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13493235 — 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: Earls of Ross Context triple: [Clan Ross, historicalOrigin, Earls of Ross]
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A.
Earls of Menteith
The Earls of Menteith were a prominent medieval Scottish noble family who held extensive lands in the Menteith region and played a significant role in the politics of the Scottish Highlands.
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B.
Earls of Angus
The Earls of Angus were a powerful Scottish noble title historically associated with the influential Douglas family, playing a major role in medieval and early modern Scottish politics.
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C.
Earls of Carrick
The Earls of Carrick were a medieval Scottish noble family whose lineage included Robert the Bruce and who held significant power in southwestern Scotland.
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D.
Earls of Mar
The Earls of Mar are one of the oldest earldoms in Scotland, historically powerful Highland nobles deeply involved in Scottish politics, warfare, and royal affairs since the Middle Ages.
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E.
Earls of Rothes
The Earls of Rothes are a prominent Scottish noble title historically held by the Leslie family, influential in Scottish politics and society since the late Middle Ages.
- 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: Earls of Ross Target entity description: The Earls of Ross were a powerful medieval Scottish noble family who controlled the historic province of Ross in the Highlands and played a significant role in the politics of the Kingdom of Scotland.
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A.
Earls of Menteith
The Earls of Menteith were a prominent medieval Scottish noble family who held extensive lands in the Menteith region and played a significant role in the politics of the Scottish Highlands.
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B.
Earls of Angus
The Earls of Angus were a powerful Scottish noble title historically associated with the influential Douglas family, playing a major role in medieval and early modern Scottish politics.
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C.
Earls of Carrick
The Earls of Carrick were a medieval Scottish noble family whose lineage included Robert the Bruce and who held significant power in southwestern Scotland.
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D.
Earls of Mar
The Earls of Mar are one of the oldest earldoms in Scotland, historically powerful Highland nobles deeply involved in Scottish politics, warfare, and royal affairs since the Middle Ages.
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E.
Earls of Rothes
The Earls of Rothes are a prominent Scottish noble title historically held by the Leslie family, influential in Scottish politics and society since the late Middle Ages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish noble title
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medieval earldom ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
Clan Donald
NERFINISHED
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Leslie family NERFINISHED ⓘ Mac an t-Sagairt kindred NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| feudalRank | Earl ⓘ |
| floruitCentury |
13th century
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14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
Easter Ross
NERFINISHED
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Skye (partly, at times) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wester Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTitleOver | Province of Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Wars of Scottish Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle |
Scots
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Highlands ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
Leslie family
NERFINISHED
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MacDonald family NERFINISHED ⓘ Ross family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish peerage ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | politics of the Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| politicalImportance | major magnates in northern Scotland ⓘ |
| powerBase |
Balnagown (later connections)
ⓘ
Dingwall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| supportedSide | Scottish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
High Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
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Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| titleAbolishedBy | forfeiture to the Scottish Crown ⓘ |
| titleHolder |
Alexander Leslie, Earl of Ross
NERFINISHED
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Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ Euphemia I, Countess of Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ Euphemia II, Countess of Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ Fearcher Mac an t-Sagairt NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh, Earl of Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ John of Islay, Earl of Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ John of Islay, Lord of the Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ William I, Earl of Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ William II, Earl of Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underMonarch |
Alexander II of Scotland
NERFINISHED
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Alexander III of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ David II of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ James I of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ James II of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert I of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Earls of Ross Description of subject: The Earls of Ross were a powerful medieval Scottish noble family who controlled the historic province of Ross in the Highlands and played a significant role in the politics of the Kingdom of Scotland.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.