Lulach, son of Gillicomgáin
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Lulach, son of Gillicomgáin, was a short-reigned 11th-century King of Scots who briefly succeeded Macbeth before being overthrown by Malcolm III.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lulach, son of Gillicomgáin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T663265 — 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: Lulach, son of Gillicomgáin Context triple: [Malcolm III of Scotland, stepSon, Lulach, son of Gillicomgáin]
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A.
Macheath
Macheath is the charming yet roguish highwayman and anti-hero central to John Gay’s satirical ballad opera "The Beggar’s Opera."
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B.
Roderic O'Conor
Roderic O'Conor was an Irish post-impressionist painter known for his bold use of color and texture and his association with avant-garde artists in late 19th-century France.
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C.
Gavan
Gavan is a given name, typically a variant spelling of Gavin, used as a masculine first name in English-speaking contexts.
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D.
Sir Feirionnydd
Sir Feirionnydd is the Welsh-language name for the historic county of Merionethshire in northwest Wales.
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E.
Seamus
Seamus is the Irish form of the given name James, commonly used for boys in Ireland and among the Irish diaspora.
- 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: Lulach, son of Gillicomgáin Target entity description: Lulach, son of Gillicomgáin, was a short-reigned 11th-century King of Scots who briefly succeeded Macbeth before being overthrown by Malcolm III.
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A.
Macheath
Macheath is the charming yet roguish highwayman and anti-hero central to John Gay’s satirical ballad opera "The Beggar’s Opera."
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B.
Roderic O'Conor
Roderic O'Conor was an Irish post-impressionist painter known for his bold use of color and texture and his association with avant-garde artists in late 19th-century France.
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C.
Gavan
Gavan is a given name, typically a variant spelling of Gavin, used as a masculine first name in English-speaking contexts.
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D.
Sir Feirionnydd
Sir Feirionnydd is the Welsh-language name for the historic county of Merionethshire in northwest Wales.
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E.
Seamus
Seamus is the Irish form of the given name James, commonly used for boys in Ireland and among the Irish diaspora.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
11th-century Scottish monarch
ⓘ
King of Scots ⓘ human ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 11th century ⓘ |
| child |
Gille Coemgáin of Moray
ⓘ
surface form:
Máel Snechtai of Moray
|
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1058 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Essie in Strathbogie ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Gaels
ⓘ
surface form:
Gael
|
| father | Gille Coemgáin of Moray ⓘ |
| givenName | Lulach ⓘ |
| house | House of Moray ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in battle ⓘ |
| monarchOf | Scotland ⓘ |
| mother | Gruoch of Scotland ⓘ |
| notableAlias |
Lulach the Simple
ⓘ
surface form:
Lulach the Fool
Lulach the Simple ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
overthrow by Malcolm III of Scotland
ⓘ
succession to the throne of Scotland after Macbeth ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Scots ⓘ |
| predecessor |
King of Scots
ⓘ
surface form:
Macbeth, King of Scots
|
| reignEnd | 1058 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1057 ⓘ |
| relative |
King of Scots
ⓘ
surface form:
Macbeth, King of Scots
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| shortDescription | short-reigned 11th-century King of Scots who briefly succeeded Macbeth before being overthrown by Malcolm III ⓘ |
| spouse | Finnghuala of Angus ⓘ |
| stepfather |
King of Scots
ⓘ
surface form:
Macbeth, King of Scots
|
| successor | Malcolm III of Scotland ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Lulach, son of Gillicomgáin Description of subject: Lulach, son of Gillicomgáin, was a short-reigned 11th-century King of Scots who briefly succeeded Macbeth before being overthrown by Malcolm III.
Referenced by (1)
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