Nigel de Brus
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Nigel de Brus was a 13th–14th century Scottish nobleman of the Brus family, known primarily as a relative and supporter of Robert the Bruce during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
All labels observed (1)
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| Nigel de Brus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15696646 — 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: Nigel de Brus Context triple: [de Brus, hasNotableMember, Nigel de Brus]
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A.
Bernard de Brus
Bernard de Brus was a 13th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman of the Brus family, a younger son of the powerful Lords of Annandale and a member of the lineage that produced Robert the Bruce, King of Scots.
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B.
Duncan of Carrick
Duncan of Carrick was a medieval Scottish nobleman who held the earldom of Carrick in southwestern Scotland.
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C.
Richard de Brus
Richard de Brus was a 13th-century Scottish nobleman of the influential Brus family and brother of Robert the Bruce’s grandfather.
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D.
Lord Crichton
Lord Crichton is a hereditary Scottish noble title historically associated with the influential Crichton family.
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E.
Lord Menteith
Lord Menteith is a young Scottish nobleman and soldier who plays a central role in the political and clan conflicts of Sir Walter Scott’s historical novel "The Legend of Montrose."
- 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: Nigel de Brus Target entity description: Nigel de Brus was a 13th–14th century Scottish nobleman of the Brus family, known primarily as a relative and supporter of Robert the Bruce during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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A.
Bernard de Brus
Bernard de Brus was a 13th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman of the Brus family, a younger son of the powerful Lords of Annandale and a member of the lineage that produced Robert the Bruce, King of Scots.
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B.
Duncan of Carrick
Duncan of Carrick was a medieval Scottish nobleman who held the earldom of Carrick in southwestern Scotland.
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C.
Richard de Brus
Richard de Brus was a 13th-century Scottish nobleman of the influential Brus family and brother of Robert the Bruce’s grandfather.
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D.
Lord Crichton
Lord Crichton is a hereditary Scottish noble title historically associated with the influential Crichton family.
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E.
Lord Menteith
Lord Menteith is a young Scottish nobleman and soldier who plays a central role in the political and clan conflicts of Sir Walter Scott’s historical novel "The Legend of Montrose."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.