Lady of Galloway
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Lady of Galloway was the Scottish noble title held by Dervorguilla of Galloway, a powerful 13th-century heiress and benefactor known for founding Sweetheart Abbey and for being the mother of King John Balliol of Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lady of Galloway canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15472922 — 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: Lady of Galloway Context triple: [Dervorguilla of Galloway, nobleTitle, Lady of Galloway]
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A.
Lady of Fife
Lady of Fife is a Scottish noble title historically associated with the powerful earldom of Fife and held by prominent medieval aristocratic women such as Isabella Stewart.
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B.
Lady of Angus
Lady of Angus is a medieval Scottish noble title associated with the ruling family of the region of Angus.
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C.
Lady of Douglas
Lady of Douglas was a medieval Scottish noble title held by Elizabeth Stewart of Bonkyll through her marriage into the powerful Douglas family.
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D.
Lady of the Thistle
Lady of the Thistle is the title given to a female member of the Order of the Thistle, Scotland’s highest order of chivalry.
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E.
Lady of Holderness
Lady of Holderness is a medieval English noble title historically associated with the powerful de Forz family and the lordship of Holderness in Yorkshire.
- 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: Lady of Galloway Target entity description: Lady of Galloway was the Scottish noble title held by Dervorguilla of Galloway, a powerful 13th-century heiress and benefactor known for founding Sweetheart Abbey and for being the mother of King John Balliol of Scotland.
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A.
Lady of Fife
Lady of Fife is a Scottish noble title historically associated with the powerful earldom of Fife and held by prominent medieval aristocratic women such as Isabella Stewart.
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B.
Lady of Angus
Lady of Angus is a medieval Scottish noble title associated with the ruling family of the region of Angus.
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C.
Lady of Douglas
Lady of Douglas was a medieval Scottish noble title held by Elizabeth Stewart of Bonkyll through her marriage into the powerful Douglas family.
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D.
Lady of the Thistle
Lady of the Thistle is the title given to a female member of the Order of the Thistle, Scotland’s highest order of chivalry.
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E.
Lady of Holderness
Lady of Holderness is a medieval English noble title historically associated with the powerful de Forz family and the lordship of Holderness in Yorkshire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.