Stewarts of Albany
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Stewarts of Albany were a powerful cadet branch of the Scottish royal House of Stewart, historically associated with the title Duke of Albany and significant influence in late medieval Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stewarts of Albany canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7241405 — 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: Stewarts of Albany Context triple: [Clan Stewart, notableBranch, Stewarts of Albany]
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A.
Stewarts of Galloway
Stewarts of Galloway is a prominent cadet branch of the Scottish Clan Stewart historically associated with the Galloway region.
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B.
Stewarts of Lorne
Stewarts of Lorne is a prominent cadet branch of the Scottish Clan Stewart historically associated with the Lorne region in Argyll.
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C.
Stewarts of Darnley
Stewarts of Darnley were a prominent cadet branch of the Scottish royal House of Stewart, historically associated with lands around Darnley in Renfrewshire and influential in late medieval Scottish politics.
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D.
Stewarts of Balquhidder
Stewarts of Balquhidder is a prominent Highland branch of the Stewart family historically associated with the Balquhidder region of Perthshire, Scotland.
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E.
Stewarts of Innermeath
Stewarts of Innermeath were a prominent cadet branch of the Scottish Clan Stewart, historically associated with lands in Perthshire and influential in late medieval Scottish politics.
- 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: Stewarts of Albany Target entity description: Stewarts of Albany were a powerful cadet branch of the Scottish royal House of Stewart, historically associated with the title Duke of Albany and significant influence in late medieval Scotland.
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A.
Stewarts of Galloway
Stewarts of Galloway is a prominent cadet branch of the Scottish Clan Stewart historically associated with the Galloway region.
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B.
Stewarts of Lorne
Stewarts of Lorne is a prominent cadet branch of the Scottish Clan Stewart historically associated with the Lorne region in Argyll.
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C.
Stewarts of Darnley
Stewarts of Darnley were a prominent cadet branch of the Scottish royal House of Stewart, historically associated with lands around Darnley in Renfrewshire and influential in late medieval Scottish politics.
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D.
Stewarts of Balquhidder
Stewarts of Balquhidder is a prominent Highland branch of the Stewart family historically associated with the Balquhidder region of Perthshire, Scotland.
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E.
Stewarts of Innermeath
Stewarts of Innermeath were a prominent cadet branch of the Scottish Clan Stewart, historically associated with lands in Perthshire and influential in late medieval Scottish politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish noble family
ⓘ
cadet branch of the House of Stewart ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonarch |
James I of Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert II of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert III of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsFeature | Stewart fess chequy ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsModification | differenced from royal Stewart arms ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| downfallCause | treason charges under James I of Scotland ⓘ |
| downfallEvent | execution of Murdoch Stewart in 1425 ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| house | House of Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Scots
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| nobleTitleAssociatedWith |
Duke of Albany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl of Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl of Lennox NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl of Menteith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
governance of Scotland during royal minorities
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holding the regency of Scotland ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentHouse | House of Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence | significant influence in late medieval Scotland ⓘ |
| politicalRole | regents of Scotland ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | rival power centre to the crown ⓘ |
| powerBase |
Lowlands of Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Scotland ⓘ |
| region | Scotland ⓘ |
| relatedFamily | Royal Stewarts of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| seatOrResidence |
Doune Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Falkland Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfGreatestPower |
early 15th century
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late 14th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stewarts of Albany Description of subject: Stewarts of Albany were a powerful cadet branch of the Scottish royal House of Stewart, historically associated with the title Duke of Albany and significant influence in late medieval Scotland.
Referenced by (1)
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