Malcolm II of Scotland
E314656
Malcolm II of Scotland was a 11th-century King of Scots whose reign marked the end of the House of Alpin’s direct male line and helped shape the future unification of the Scottish kingdom.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malcolm II of Scotland canonical | 12 |
| Malcolm II | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1618775 — 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: Malcolm II of Scotland Context triple: [House of Alpin, notableMember, Malcolm II of Scotland]
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A.
Malcolm III of Scotland
Malcolm III of Scotland was an 11th-century King of Scots whose long reign helped consolidate the Scottish kingdom and establish the House of Dunkeld.
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B.
Kenneth II of Scotland
Kenneth II of Scotland was a 10th-century King of Scots who ruled from 971 to 995 and played a key role in consolidating the early medieval Scottish kingdom.
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C.
Duncan I of Scotland
Duncan I of Scotland was an early 11th-century King of Scots whose reign and death in battle against Macbeth later inspired Shakespeare’s tragedy "Macbeth."
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D.
Donald II of Scotland
Donald II of Scotland was a late 9th-century King of the Scots from the House of Alpin, remembered as one of the early monarchs who helped consolidate the emerging Scottish kingdom.
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E.
Malcolm I of Scotland
Malcolm I of Scotland was a 10th-century King of Scots from the House of Alpin, known for consolidating royal authority and conducting campaigns into northern England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Malcolm II of Scotland Target entity description: Malcolm II of Scotland was a 11th-century King of Scots whose reign marked the end of the House of Alpin’s direct male line and helped shape the future unification of the Scottish kingdom.
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A.
Malcolm III of Scotland
Malcolm III of Scotland was an 11th-century King of Scots whose long reign helped consolidate the Scottish kingdom and establish the House of Dunkeld.
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B.
Kenneth II of Scotland
Kenneth II of Scotland was a 10th-century King of Scots who ruled from 971 to 995 and played a key role in consolidating the early medieval Scottish kingdom.
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C.
Duncan I of Scotland
Duncan I of Scotland was an early 11th-century King of Scots whose reign and death in battle against Macbeth later inspired Shakespeare’s tragedy "Macbeth."
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D.
Donald II of Scotland
Donald II of Scotland was a late 9th-century King of the Scots from the House of Alpin, remembered as one of the early monarchs who helped consolidate the emerging Scottish kingdom.
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E.
Malcolm I of Scotland
Malcolm I of Scotland was a 10th-century King of Scots from the House of Alpin, known for consolidating royal authority and conducting campaigns into northern England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of Scots
ⓘ
human ⓘ medieval monarch ⓘ |
| ally |
Owen I of Strathclyde
ⓘ
surface form:
Owen the Bald of Strathclyde
|
| associatedDynastyChange | transition towards the House of Dunkeld ⓘ |
| associatedWith | unification of the Scottish kingdom ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Carham ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 954 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Iona
ⓘ
surface form:
Iona (traditional attribution)
|
| causeOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| conflict | wars against Northumbria ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Alba
|
| deathDate | 25 November 1034 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Glamis ⓘ |
| era | 11th century ⓘ |
| father | Kenneth II of Scotland ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Malcolm ⓘ |
| grandchild |
Duncan I of Scotland
ⓘ
Thorfinn Sigurdsson ⓘ
surface form:
Thorfinn the Mighty
|
| historicalRegion | Medieval Scotland ⓘ |
| house | House of Alpin ⓘ |
| issue |
Bethóc
ⓘ
Donada ⓘ Olith ⓘ |
| killedIn | assassination ⓘ |
| monarchOf |
Alba
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
consolidation of the Scottish kingdom
ⓘ
expansion of Scottish influence into Lothian ⓘ |
| notableEvent | end of the direct male line of the House of Alpin ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Scots ⓘ |
| predecessor | Kenneth III of Scotland ⓘ |
| realmAlsoKnownAs | Alba ⓘ |
| regnalName |
Malcolm II of Scotland
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Malcolm II
|
| reignEnd | 1034 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1005 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significantFor |
shaping the future territorial extent of Scotland
ⓘ
strengthening royal authority in Alba ⓘ |
| style | King of Scots ⓘ |
| succeededByDynasty | House of Dunkeld ⓘ |
| successor | Duncan I of Scotland ⓘ |
| title | King of Alba ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Malcolm II of Scotland Description of subject: Malcolm II of Scotland was a 11th-century King of Scots whose reign marked the end of the House of Alpin’s direct male line and helped shape the future unification of the Scottish kingdom.
Referenced by (13)
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