Alexander, Earl of Carrick
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Alexander, Earl of Carrick, was a medieval Scottish nobleman who held the earldom of Carrick and belonged to the powerful aristocracy of the Kingdom of Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alexander, Earl of Carrick canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3612410 — 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: Alexander, Earl of Carrick Context triple: [Earl of Carrick, heldBy, Alexander, Earl of Carrick]
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A.
Alexander, Earl of Menteith
Alexander, Earl of Menteith was a medieval Scottish nobleman who held the earldom of Menteith and played a role in the turbulent politics of the Scottish Highlands.
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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.
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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D.
David Stewart, Earl of Strathearn
David Stewart, Earl of Strathearn, was a 14th-century Scottish nobleman of the royal Stewart dynasty who held the earldom of Strathearn during the turbulent period of the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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E.
Hugh, Earl of Ross
Hugh, Earl of Ross was a 14th-century Scottish nobleman and regional magnate who held the earldom of Ross in the northern Highlands.
- 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: Alexander, Earl of Carrick Target entity description: Alexander, Earl of Carrick, was a medieval Scottish nobleman who held the earldom of Carrick and belonged to the powerful aristocracy of the Kingdom of Scotland.
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A.
Alexander, Earl of Menteith
Alexander, Earl of Menteith was a medieval Scottish nobleman who held the earldom of Menteith and played a role in the turbulent politics of the Scottish Highlands.
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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.
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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D.
David Stewart, Earl of Strathearn
David Stewart, Earl of Strathearn, was a 14th-century Scottish nobleman of the royal Stewart dynasty who held the earldom of Strathearn during the turbulent period of the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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E.
Hugh, Earl of Ross
Hugh, Earl of Ross was a 14th-century Scottish nobleman and regional magnate who held the earldom of Ross in the northern Highlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earl
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medieval Scottish nobleman ⓘ member of the Scottish nobility ⓘ |
| allegiance | King of Scots ⓘ |
| aristocraticStatus | powerful aristocracy of the Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| associatedTitleTerritory | Carrick ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| feudalStatus | feudal lord ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexander ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | Earldom of Carrick ⓘ |
| heldTitle | Earl of Carrick ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | medieval Scotland ⓘ |
| language |
Latin (administrative and legal contexts)
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Scottish aristocracy ⓘ |
| nobleRank | Earl ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Earl of Carrick ⓘ |
| notableFor | holding the earldom of Carrick ⓘ |
| politicalRole | Scottish magnate ⓘ |
| realm |
Kingdom of Scotland
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| residence |
Carrick (Scotland)
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linked to:
Carrick in Ayrshire
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| socialClass |
aristocracy
ⓘ
nobility ⓘ |
| territorialDesignation | Carrick ⓘ |
| titleHolderOf | Earldom of Carrick ⓘ |
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.
Instruction
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.
Input
Subject: Alexander, Earl of Carrick Description of subject: Alexander, Earl of Carrick, was a medieval Scottish nobleman who held the earldom of Carrick and belonged to the powerful aristocracy of the Kingdom of Scotland.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.