Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany
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Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany, was a powerful early 15th-century Scottish nobleman and regent, whose downfall and execution marked a major shift in the balance of power within the Scottish monarchy.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany canonical | 11 |
| Murdac Stewart, Duke of Albany | 1 |
| Murdoch Stewart Duke of Albany | 1 |
| Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany | 1 |
| Murdoch Stewart, future Duke of Albany | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1283488 — 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: Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany Context triple: [Earl of Menteith, titleHolder, Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany]
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Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany
Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany was a powerful Scottish nobleman who effectively ruled Scotland as regent during the late 14th and early 15th centuries, overshadowing the weak reigns of his royal relatives.
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Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany
Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany, was a 15th-century Scottish prince and nobleman, notable for his turbulent rivalry with his brother King James III and his involvement in continental and domestic power struggles.
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Charles Edward, Duke of Albany
Charles Edward, Duke of Albany was the Jacobite prince better known as "Bonnie Prince Charlie," a key figure in the 1745 Jacobite uprising against British rule.
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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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Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl
Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl, was a Scottish nobleman who played a leading role in the conspiracy that resulted in the assassination of King James I of Scotland in 1437.
- 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: Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany Target entity description: Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany, was a powerful early 15th-century Scottish nobleman and regent, whose downfall and execution marked a major shift in the balance of power within the Scottish monarchy.
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A.
Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany
Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany was a powerful Scottish nobleman who effectively ruled Scotland as regent during the late 14th and early 15th centuries, overshadowing the weak reigns of his royal relatives.
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B.
Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany
Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany, was a 15th-century Scottish prince and nobleman, notable for his turbulent rivalry with his brother King James III and his involvement in continental and domestic power struggles.
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C.
Charles Edward, Duke of Albany
Charles Edward, Duke of Albany was the Jacobite prince better known as "Bonnie Prince Charlie," a key figure in the 1745 Jacobite uprising against British rule.
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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.
Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl
Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl, was a Scottish nobleman who played a leading role in the conspiracy that resulted in the assassination of King James I of Scotland in 1437.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany Description of subject: Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany, was a powerful early 15th-century Scottish nobleman and regent, whose downfall and execution marked a major shift in the balance of power within the Scottish monarchy.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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