Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale
E110746
Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale, was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman who became a powerful Scottish baron and progenitor of the Bruce dynasty that later produced King Robert the Bruce.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale canonical | 8 |
| Robert de Brus (the elder) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T812310 — 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: Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale Context triple: [House of Bruce, foundedBy, Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale]
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A.
Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale
Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale, was a prominent 13th-century Scottish noble and claimant to the Scottish throne whose lineage led directly to King Robert the Bruce.
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B.
Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale
Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and feudal lord whose lineage and claims to the Scottish throne paved the way for his son, Robert the Bruce, to become King of Scots.
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C.
Edward Bruce
Edward Bruce was a Scottish nobleman and military leader, brother of King Robert the Bruce, who played a key role in the Wars of Scottish Independence and briefly reigned as High King of Ireland.
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D.
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Douglas
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Douglas was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and peer whose death without direct heirs led to the famous Douglas Cause inheritance dispute.
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E.
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas, was a prominent 17th-century Scottish nobleman and head of the powerful Douglas family, influential in the politics and aristocracy of Scotland.
- 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: Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale Target entity description: Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale, was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman who became a powerful Scottish baron and progenitor of the Bruce dynasty that later produced King Robert the Bruce.
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A.
Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale
Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale, was a prominent 13th-century Scottish noble and claimant to the Scottish throne whose lineage led directly to King Robert the Bruce.
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B.
Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale
Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and feudal lord whose lineage and claims to the Scottish throne paved the way for his son, Robert the Bruce, to become King of Scots.
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C.
Edward Bruce
Edward Bruce was a Scottish nobleman and military leader, brother of King Robert the Bruce, who played a key role in the Wars of Scottish Independence and briefly reigned as High King of Ireland.
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D.
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Douglas
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Douglas was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and peer whose death without direct heirs led to the famous Douglas Cause inheritance dispute.
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E.
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas, was a prominent 17th-century Scottish nobleman and head of the powerful Douglas family, influential in the politics and aristocracy of Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Norman noble
ⓘ
Scottish baron ⓘ feudal lord ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| allegiance |
King of England
ⓘ
King of Scotland ⓘ |
| aristocraticHouse | House of Bruce ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Annandale, Dumfriesshire
ⓘ
linked to:
Annandale, Scotland
|
| associatedWithMonarchy |
King David I of Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
David I of Scotland
|
| centuryActive | 12th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Normandy ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Anglo-Norman aristocracy ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| dynasticRole | ancestor of Scottish kings ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Norman ⓘ |
| familyName | de Brus ⓘ |
| feudalDomain |
Annandale lordship
ⓘ
linked to:
Lordship of Annandale
|
| feudalRole | baron ⓘ |
| feudalSystem |
Anglo-Norman feudalism
ⓘ
Scottish feudalism ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early Anglo-Norman magnate in Scotland ⓘ |
| knownFor |
becoming a powerful Scottish baron
ⓘ
establishing the Lordship of Annandale ⓘ founding the Bruce line in Scotland ⓘ |
| language |
Anglo-Norman French
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Norman
|
| nobleFamily | Bruce dynasty ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Lord of Annandale ⓘ |
| notableDescendant |
Robert I of Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
Robert the Bruce
Robert the Bruce ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | vassal ⓘ |
| progenitorOf | Bruce dynasty ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
England
ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| roleInScotland | landholder in southwestern Scotland ⓘ |
| socialClass | high nobility ⓘ |
| titleHeldIn | Annandale ⓘ |
| vassalTo |
English Crown
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of England
Scottish Crown ⓘ
linked to:
Scottish crown
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale Description of subject: Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale, was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman who became a powerful Scottish baron and progenitor of the Bruce dynasty that later produced King Robert the Bruce.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale