Agatha, wife of Edward the Exile
E4817
Agatha, wife of Edward the Exile, was an 11th-century noblewoman of uncertain but likely Eastern European origin, best known as the mother of Saint Margaret of Scotland and a key ancestral figure in medieval English and Scottish royal lineages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Agatha, wife of Edward the Exile canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T69759 — 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: Agatha, wife of Edward the Exile Context triple: [St. Margaret of Scotland, mother, Agatha, wife of Edward the Exile]
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St. Margaret of Scotland (associated)
St. Margaret of Scotland was an 11th-century English-born queen consort of Scotland renowned for her piety, charitable works, and major influence on religious and cultural reform in the Scottish kingdom.
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B.
Kathleen Kennedy Cavendish
Kathleen Kennedy Cavendish was an American socialite and member of the Kennedy political family who became the Marchioness of Hartington and died tragically in a 1948 plane crash.
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C.
Clementine Churchill
Clementine Churchill was a British aristocrat and political hostess best known as the influential and steadfast wife and confidante of Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
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D.
Anna
Anna is the given first name of Eleanor Roosevelt, the influential former First Lady of the United States and human rights advocate.
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E.
Marion MacInnis
Marion MacInnis was the wife of pioneering American electrical engineer and radio inventor Edwin H. Armstrong.
- 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: Agatha, wife of Edward the Exile Target entity description: Agatha, wife of Edward the Exile, was an 11th-century noblewoman of uncertain but likely Eastern European origin, best known as the mother of Saint Margaret of Scotland and a key ancestral figure in medieval English and Scottish royal lineages.
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A.
St. Margaret of Scotland (associated)
St. Margaret of Scotland was an 11th-century English-born queen consort of Scotland renowned for her piety, charitable works, and major influence on religious and cultural reform in the Scottish kingdom.
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B.
Kathleen Kennedy Cavendish
Kathleen Kennedy Cavendish was an American socialite and member of the Kennedy political family who became the Marchioness of Hartington and died tragically in a 1948 plane crash.
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C.
Clementine Churchill
Clementine Churchill was a British aristocrat and political hostess best known as the influential and steadfast wife and confidante of Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
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D.
Anna
Anna is the given first name of Eleanor Roosevelt, the influential former First Lady of the United States and human rights advocate.
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E.
Marion MacInnis
Marion MacInnis was the wife of pioneering American electrical engineer and radio inventor Edwin H. Armstrong.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
11th-century noblewoman
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English royal family
ⓘ
House of Wessex ⓘ Stewart family ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish royal family
|
| child |
Cristina of England
ⓘ
Edgar Ætheling ⓘ St. Margaret of Scotland (associated) ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Margaret of Scotland
|
| connectedTo | Anglo-Saxon royal succession crisis of the 11th century ⓘ |
| descendant |
ancestors of English and British monarchs through Margaret of Scotland
ⓘ
ancestors of Scottish kings including David I of Scotland ⓘ |
| dynasticSignificance | key ancestress in the lineage of Scottish and later English monarchs ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | uncertain ⓘ |
| floruit | 11th century ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | origin disputed by modern historians ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being an ancestress of later English and Scottish royal dynasties
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being the mother of Edgar Ætheling, claimant to the English throne ⓘ being the mother of Saint Margaret of Scotland ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| marriedTo | Edward the Exile ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | medieval genealogical and chronicle sources ⓘ |
| notableOffspring |
Cristina of England
ⓘ
Edgar Ætheling ⓘ St. Margaret of Scotland (associated) ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Margaret of Scotland
|
| origin |
Eastern Europe
ⓘ
possibly Hungary ⓘ possibly Kievan Rus' ⓘ possibly the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| relative |
Cristina of England
ⓘ
Edgar Ætheling ⓘ St. Margaret of Scotland (associated) ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Margaret of Scotland
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | link between Eastern European nobility and the Anglo-Saxon royal house ⓘ |
| spouse | Edward the Exile ⓘ |
| spouseOf | Edward the Exile ⓘ |
| spouseTitle | wife of the Ætheling (Edward the Exile) ⓘ |
| timePeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Agatha, wife of Edward the Exile Description of subject: Agatha, wife of Edward the Exile, was an 11th-century noblewoman of uncertain but likely Eastern European origin, best known as the mother of Saint Margaret of Scotland and a key ancestral figure in medieval English and Scottish royal lineages.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
St. Margaret of Scotland