Clan Douglas
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Clan Douglas is a powerful and historically influential Scottish clan that played a major role in medieval and early modern Scottish politics, warfare, and nobility.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Douglas | 57 |
| Clan Douglas canonical | 42 |
| Black Douglas family | 12 |
| Black Douglas branch of the Douglas family | 2 |
| Douglas clan | 2 |
| Black Douglas branch of Clan Douglas | 1 |
| Clan Douglas chiefs | 1 |
| House of Douglas (through marriage) | 1 |
| medieval Clan Douglas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T44736 — 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: Clan Douglas Context triple: [Douglas (surname), associatedWithClan, Clan Douglas]
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A.
Clan Carnegie
Clan Carnegie is a Scottish Lowland clan historically prominent in Angus, known for producing the Earls of Southesk and other notable noble lineages.
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B.
Wallace family
The Wallace family was the prominent Independence, Missouri household of Bess Wallace Truman, whose longtime residence later became the Harry S. Truman National Historic Site.
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C.
House of Stuart
The House of Stuart was a royal dynasty that ruled Scotland and later England and Great Britain, overseeing key events such as the Union of the Crowns, the English Civil War, and the early development of the constitutional monarchy.
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D.
Earl of Southesk
The Earl of Southesk is a Scottish peerage title historically held by the Carnegie family, prominent nobles in Scotland since the early 17th century.
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E.
Earl of Northesk
The Earl of Northesk is a Scottish peerage title historically held by the Carnegie family, notable for its long lineage and connections to British naval and political history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Clan Douglas Target entity description: Clan Douglas is a powerful and historically influential Scottish clan that played a major role in medieval and early modern Scottish politics, warfare, and nobility.
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A.
Clan Carnegie
Clan Carnegie is a Scottish Lowland clan historically prominent in Angus, known for producing the Earls of Southesk and other notable noble lineages.
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B.
Wallace family
The Wallace family was the prominent Independence, Missouri household of Bess Wallace Truman, whose longtime residence later became the Harry S. Truman National Historic Site.
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C.
House of Stuart
The House of Stuart was a royal dynasty that ruled Scotland and later England and Great Britain, overseeing key events such as the Union of the Crowns, the English Civil War, and the early development of the constitutional monarchy.
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D.
Earl of Southesk
The Earl of Southesk is a Scottish peerage title historically held by the Carnegie family, prominent nobles in Scotland since the early 17th century.
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E.
Earl of Northesk
The Earl of Northesk is a Scottish peerage title historically held by the Carnegie family, notable for its long lineage and connections to British naval and political history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Scottish clan ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| associatedWithTerritory |
Angus
ⓘ
Douglasdale ⓘ Ettrick Forest ⓘ Galloway ⓘ Liddesdale ⓘ |
| clanBadge | sprig of broom ⓘ |
| clanChiefFamily |
Marquesses of Douglas
ⓘ
surface form:
Douglas-Hamilton family
|
| clanChiefTitle |
Duke of Hamilton
ⓘ
surface form:
Duke of Hamilton and Brandon
|
| clanTartan | Douglas tartan ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | argent, a man’s heart gules ensigned with an imperial crown or, on a chief azure three mullets argent ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scots ⓘ |
| hasClanSeat |
Bothwell Castle
ⓘ
Douglas Castle ⓘ Drumlanrig Castle ⓘ Hermitage Castle ⓘ Tantallon Castle ⓘ Threave Castle ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
leading military family in Scotland
ⓘ
major force in early modern Scottish politics ⓘ major force in medieval Scottish politics ⓘ powerful magnate family ⓘ |
| involvedInConflict |
Anglo-Scottish border wars
ⓘ
Battle of Arkinholm ⓘ Battle of Bannockburn ⓘ Battle of Otterburn ⓘ First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
surface form:
Wars of Scottish Independence
|
| involvedInEvent |
Black Dinner
ⓘ
forfeiture of the Black Douglases in the 15th century ⓘ |
| language |
Scots
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| motto | Jamais arrière ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | French ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | Never behind ⓘ |
| notableBranch |
Black Douglases
ⓘ
Dukes of Queensberry ⓘ
surface form:
Dukes of Buccleuch and Queensberry
Dukes of Douglas ⓘ Dukes of Queensberry ⓘ Earls of Angus ⓘ Earl of Douglas ⓘ
surface form:
Earls of Douglas
Earls of Morton ⓘ Earls of Queensberry ⓘ Clan Douglas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
House of Douglas
Marquesses of Douglas ⓘ Red Douglases ⓘ |
| notableFor |
border warfare and raiding
ⓘ
extensive landholdings in southern Scotland ⓘ influence in Scottish Parliament ⓘ powerful feudal lordship ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Earl of Douglas
ⓘ
surface form:
Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas
Earl of Douglas ⓘ
surface form:
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas
Earl of Douglas ⓘ
surface form:
Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Douglas ⓘ James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry ⓘ James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton ⓘ Earl of Douglas ⓘ
surface form:
James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas
Sir James Douglas ⓘ Earl of Douglas ⓘ
surface form:
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas ⓘ William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry ⓘ |
| originPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | often opposed to the Stewart monarchy ⓘ |
| politicalInfluencePeak |
14th century
ⓘ
15th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ |
| region |
Dumfriesshire
ⓘ
Lanarkshire ⓘ Lowlands ⓘ |
| religionHistorically |
Presbyterianism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
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Subject: Clan Douglas Description of subject: Clan Douglas is a powerful and historically influential Scottish clan that played a major role in medieval and early modern Scottish politics, warfare, and nobility.
Referenced by (119)
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