Roland, Lord of Galloway
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Roland, Lord of Galloway was a powerful late 12th-century Scottish noble who ruled the Lordship of Galloway and played a key role in consolidating royal authority in southwestern Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
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| Roland, Lord of Galloway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15775287 — 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: Roland, Lord of Galloway Context triple: [Glenluce Abbey, foundedBy, Roland, Lord of Galloway]
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A.
Alan, Lord of Galloway
Alan, Lord of Galloway was a powerful 13th-century Scottish nobleman and Constable of Scotland who controlled the lordship of Galloway and played a key role in the politics of the Scottish kingdom.
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B.
Watson of Menteith
Watson of Menteith is a Scottish family name recognized as a sept of Clan Buchanan, historically associated with the Menteith region.
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C.
MacGregor of Roro
MacGregor of Roro is a Scottish Highland family name that serves as a sept of Clan Grant, historically associated with the MacGregor lineage and the area of Roro in Perthshire.
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D.
Laird of Dun
Laird of Dun was a Scottish feudal title associated with the Erskine family estate at Dun in Angus, historically held by prominent figures in the Scottish Reformation.
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E.
Lord of Douglas
Lord of Douglas was a medieval Scottish noble title associated with the powerful Douglas family, one of Scotland’s most influential feudal dynasties.
- 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: Roland, Lord of Galloway Target entity description: Roland, Lord of Galloway was a powerful late 12th-century Scottish noble who ruled the Lordship of Galloway and played a key role in consolidating royal authority in southwestern Scotland.
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A.
Alan, Lord of Galloway
Alan, Lord of Galloway was a powerful 13th-century Scottish nobleman and Constable of Scotland who controlled the lordship of Galloway and played a key role in the politics of the Scottish kingdom.
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B.
Watson of Menteith
Watson of Menteith is a Scottish family name recognized as a sept of Clan Buchanan, historically associated with the Menteith region.
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C.
MacGregor of Roro
MacGregor of Roro is a Scottish Highland family name that serves as a sept of Clan Grant, historically associated with the MacGregor lineage and the area of Roro in Perthshire.
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D.
Laird of Dun
Laird of Dun was a Scottish feudal title associated with the Erskine family estate at Dun in Angus, historically held by prominent figures in the Scottish Reformation.
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E.
Lord of Douglas
Lord of Douglas was a medieval Scottish noble title associated with the powerful Douglas family, one of Scotland’s most influential feudal dynasties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.