Mormaer of Angus
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The Mormaer of Angus was a medieval Scottish noble title held by regional rulers of the Angus area before the title evolved into the later Earldom of Angus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mormaer of Angus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20876591 — 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: Mormaer of Angus Context triple: [Earldom of Angus, predecessorTitle, Mormaer of Angus]
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A.
Mormaer of Fife
The Mormaer of Fife was a powerful medieval Scottish noble title associated with the leading provincial ruler of the region of Fife, later known as the Earl of Fife.
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B.
Mormaer of Ross
The Mormaer of Ross was a medieval Scottish noble title denoting the powerful regional ruler of the province of Ross in the Scottish Highlands.
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C.
Mormaer of Moray
The Mormaer of Moray was a powerful medieval Scottish noble title denoting the ruler of the province of Moray, often semi-independent and influential in northern Scottish politics.
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D.
Mormaer of Buchan
The Mormaer of Buchan was a medieval Scottish noble title denoting the regional ruler or earl of the province of Buchan in northeastern Scotland.
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E.
Mormaer of Atholl
The Mormaer of Atholl was a medieval Scottish noble title denoting the regional ruler of the Atholl area before and during the early earldom period.
- 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: Mormaer of Angus Target entity description: The Mormaer of Angus was a medieval Scottish noble title held by regional rulers of the Angus area before the title evolved into the later Earldom of Angus.
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A.
Mormaer of Fife
The Mormaer of Fife was a powerful medieval Scottish noble title associated with the leading provincial ruler of the region of Fife, later known as the Earl of Fife.
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B.
Mormaer of Ross
The Mormaer of Ross was a medieval Scottish noble title denoting the powerful regional ruler of the province of Ross in the Scottish Highlands.
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C.
Mormaer of Moray
The Mormaer of Moray was a powerful medieval Scottish noble title denoting the ruler of the province of Moray, often semi-independent and influential in northern Scottish politics.
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D.
Mormaer of Buchan
The Mormaer of Buchan was a medieval Scottish noble title denoting the regional ruler or earl of the province of Buchan in northeastern Scotland.
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E.
Mormaer of Atholl
The Mormaer of Atholl was a medieval Scottish noble title denoting the regional ruler of the Atholl area before and during the early earldom period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.