John Comyn
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John Comyn was a powerful Scottish noble and rival of Robert the Bruce who played a significant role in the early stages of the Wars of Scottish Independence.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch | 3 |
| John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch | 2 |
| John Comyn canonical | 1 |
| John Comyn, Earl of Buchan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2306608 — 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.
Target entity: John Comyn Context triple: [First War of Scottish Independence, commander, John Comyn]
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A.
John Stewart, Earl of Carrick
John Stewart, Earl of Carrick, was the eldest son and heir apparent of King Robert II of Scotland who later reigned as King Robert III.
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B.
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan—known as the "Wolf of Badenoch"—was a notoriously lawless 14th-century Scottish nobleman and son of King Robert II, infamous for his brutal raids and destruction in the Highlands.
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C.
Alexander Stewart, Archbishop of St Andrews
Alexander Stewart, Archbishop of St Andrews, was the illegitimate son of King James IV of Scotland who became a prominent early 16th-century Scottish churchman and royal favorite before dying at the Battle of Flodden in 1513.
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D.
Walter Bailloch Stewart
Walter Bailloch Stewart was a 13th-century Scottish nobleman of the Stewart family who held the earldom of Menteith through marriage and played a role in the turbulent politics of medieval Scotland.
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E.
Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland
Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, was a prominent 14th-century Scottish noble whose lineage and position as High Steward helped lay the foundations for the Stewart (Stuart) royal dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John Comyn Target entity description: John Comyn was a powerful Scottish noble and rival of Robert the Bruce who played a significant role in the early stages of the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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A.
John Stewart, Earl of Carrick
John Stewart, Earl of Carrick, was the eldest son and heir apparent of King Robert II of Scotland who later reigned as King Robert III.
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B.
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan—known as the "Wolf of Badenoch"—was a notoriously lawless 14th-century Scottish nobleman and son of King Robert II, infamous for his brutal raids and destruction in the Highlands.
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C.
Alexander Stewart, Archbishop of St Andrews
Alexander Stewart, Archbishop of St Andrews, was the illegitimate son of King James IV of Scotland who became a prominent early 16th-century Scottish churchman and royal favorite before dying at the Battle of Flodden in 1513.
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D.
Walter Bailloch Stewart
Walter Bailloch Stewart was a 13th-century Scottish nobleman of the Stewart family who held the earldom of Menteith through marriage and played a role in the turbulent politics of medieval Scotland.
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E.
Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland
Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, was a prominent 14th-century Scottish noble whose lineage and position as High Steward helped lay the foundations for the Stewart (Stuart) royal dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish noble
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| activity | feudal lordship in northern Scotland ⓘ |
| ally | John Balliol ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Badenoch
ⓘ
northern Scotland ⓘ |
| conflict |
First War of Scottish Independence
ⓘ
surface form:
Wars of Scottish Independence
|
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Scottish ⓘ |
| feudalSystem | vassal of the Scottish crown ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early 14th century
ⓘ
late 13th century ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Latin
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| militaryRole | Scottish military leader ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Comyn family ⓘ |
| nobleRank | baron ⓘ |
| notableEvent | early stages of the Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ |
| notableFor |
rivalry with Robert the Bruce
ⓘ
role in the Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ |
| opponent |
Robert I of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Robert the Bruce
|
| politicalAlignment | supporter of the Balliol claim to the Scottish throne ⓘ |
| politicalRole | leader of the Balliol faction in Scotland ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | one of the most powerful magnates in Scotland ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Guardians of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Guardian of Scotland
|
| region |
Scottish Highlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Highlands of Scotland
|
| relative | John Balliol ⓘ |
| rival |
Robert I of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Robert the Bruce
|
| socialClass | high nobility ⓘ |
| title | Lord of Badenoch ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: John Comyn Description of subject: John Comyn was a powerful Scottish noble and rival of Robert the Bruce who played a significant role in the early stages of the Wars of Scottish Independence.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.