Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland

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coat of arms national symbol

The Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland are the historic national coat of arms featuring the red lion rampant, long used as a symbol of Scottish monarchy and identity.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Royal Arms of Scotland	7
Royal Banner of Scotland	4
Lion Rampant of Scotland	3
Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland canonical	3
Royal Standard of Scotland	2
Scottish lion rampant	2
Arms of the King of Scots	1
Royal Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland	1
Royal Standard used in Scotland	1
Royal coat of arms of Scotland	1
Royal coat of arms of the Kingdom of Scotland	1
Scottish Crown	1
Scottish royal arms (as used by the Lord Lyon)	1
Stuart royal coat of arms	1
national arms of Scotland	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T171963 — 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: Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland
Context triple: [House of Stuart, coatOfArms, Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland]

A. Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom is the official heraldic emblem of the British monarch, symbolizing the sovereignty and authority of the Crown across the UK and its realms.
B. Royal Standard of the United Kingdom
The Royal Standard of the United Kingdom is the monarch’s personal flag, traditionally flown to signify the sovereign’s presence and authority at royal residences, on official vehicles, and during state occasions.
C. Cross of Saint Andrew
The Cross of Saint Andrew is a diagonal white saltire on a blue field that serves as the national flag of Scotland and a key component of the United Kingdom’s Union Flag.
D. Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1837–1952)
The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1837–1952) was the official heraldic emblem used throughout the reigns from Queen Victoria to King George VI, symbolizing the monarchy’s authority and the union of its constituent nations.
E. Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1801–1816)
The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1801–1816) was the official heraldic emblem used during the early United Kingdom period, symbolizing the union of Great Britain and Ireland under a single monarchy.
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: Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland
Target entity description: The Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland are the historic national coat of arms featuring the red lion rampant, long used as a symbol of Scottish monarchy and identity.

A. Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom is the official heraldic emblem of the British monarch, symbolizing the sovereignty and authority of the Crown across the UK and its realms.
B. Royal Standard of the United Kingdom
The Royal Standard of the United Kingdom is the monarch’s personal flag, traditionally flown to signify the sovereign’s presence and authority at royal residences, on official vehicles, and during state occasions.
C. Cross of Saint Andrew
The Cross of Saint Andrew is a diagonal white saltire on a blue field that serves as the national flag of Scotland and a key component of the United Kingdom’s Union Flag.
D. Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1837–1952)
The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1837–1952) was the official heraldic emblem used throughout the reigns from Queen Victoria to King George VI, symbolizing the monarchy’s authority and the union of its constituent nations.
E. Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1801–1816)
The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1801–1816) was the official heraldic emblem used during the early United Kingdom period, symbolizing the union of Great Britain and Ireland under a single monarchy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ national symbol ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Arms of the King of Scots ⓘ linked to: Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland Royal Arms of Scotland ⓘ linked to: Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland
associatedWithMonarch	William I of Scotland ⓘ
backgroundColor	gold ⓘ
category	Heraldry of Scotland ⓘ linked to: Scottish heraldry National symbols of Scotland ⓘ
charge	lion rampant ⓘ
compartment	thistle compartment ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
crest	red lion sejant affronté ⓘ
crestArmedAndLangued	azure ⓘ
crestObject	crown of Scotland ⓘ
crestTincture	gules ⓘ
crown	Crown of Scotland ⓘ linked to: crown of Scotland
depictsAnimal	lion ⓘ
fieldTincture	or ⓘ
heraldicTradition	Scottish heraldry ⓘ
inUse	true ⓘ
lionArmedAndLangued	azure ⓘ
lionPosition	rampant ⓘ
lionTincture	gules ⓘ
motto	In Defens ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Scots ⓘ
mottoMeaning	In defence ⓘ
nationalFlowerFeatured	thistle ⓘ
partOf	Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom ⓘ
primaryColor	red ⓘ
quarter	Scottish quarter of the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom ⓘ
regulatedBy	Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ
supporter	unicorn ⓘ
supporterCollar	gold coronet with chain ⓘ
supporterTincture	argent ⓘ
symbolizes	Scottish monarchy ⓘ linked to: Scottish crown Scottish national identity ⓘ Scottish sovereignty ⓘ
tressureDecoration	fleurs-de-lis ⓘ
tressureTincture	gules ⓘ
tressureType	double tressure flory counter-flory ⓘ
usedAs	historic national coat of arms of Scotland ⓘ
usedBy	Monarch of Scotland ⓘ linked to: Scottish monarch Scottish monarchy ⓘ linked to: Scottish crown United Kingdom monarch in Scotland ⓘ
usedOn	Royal Standard of Scotland ⓘ linked to: Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland Scottish royal coins ⓘ Scottish royal seals ⓘ
usedSinceCentury	12th century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited