House of Moray
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The House of Moray was a powerful medieval Scottish noble family that played a significant role in the politics and conflicts of northern Scotland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Moray canonical | 26 |
| House of Canmore | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2544089 — 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: House of Moray Context triple: [Bothwell Castle, associatedWith, House of Moray]
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A.
Duart Castle
Duart Castle is a historic medieval stronghold and ancestral seat of the Clan Maclean, dramatically situated on a clifftop overlooking the Sound of Mull in Scotland.
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B.
Urquhart Castle
Urquhart Castle is a dramatic medieval fortress in the Scottish Highlands overlooking Loch Ness, renowned for its picturesque ruins and turbulent history.
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C.
Crathes Castle
Crathes Castle is a 16th-century Scottish tower house famed for its well-preserved architecture, painted interiors, and extensive formal gardens.
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D.
House of Cornouaille
The House of Cornouaille was a medieval Breton noble dynasty that produced several dukes of Brittany and played a central role in the region’s political history.
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E.
Duntulm Castle
Duntulm Castle is a ruined medieval stronghold perched dramatically on the northern tip of the Isle of Skye in Scotland, historically associated with the MacDonald clan.
- 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: House of Moray Target entity description: The House of Moray was a powerful medieval Scottish noble family that played a significant role in the politics and conflicts of northern Scotland.
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A.
Duart Castle
Duart Castle is a historic medieval stronghold and ancestral seat of the Clan Maclean, dramatically situated on a clifftop overlooking the Sound of Mull in Scotland.
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B.
Urquhart Castle
Urquhart Castle is a dramatic medieval fortress in the Scottish Highlands overlooking Loch Ness, renowned for its picturesque ruins and turbulent history.
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C.
Crathes Castle
Crathes Castle is a 16th-century Scottish tower house famed for its well-preserved architecture, painted interiors, and extensive formal gardens.
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D.
House of Cornouaille
The House of Cornouaille was a medieval Breton noble dynasty that produced several dukes of Brittany and played a central role in the region’s political history.
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E.
Duntulm Castle
Duntulm Castle is a ruined medieval stronghold perched dramatically on the northern tip of the Isle of Skye in Scotland, historically associated with the MacDonald clan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish noble family
ⓘ
medieval dynasty ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Gaelic ⓘ |
| hasMonarch |
Lulach mac Gille Coemgáin
ⓘ
linked to:
Lulach of Scotland
Mac Bethad mac Findláich ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Earl of Moray
ⓘ
Mormaer of Moray ⓘ
linked to:
Gille Coemgáin of Moray
|
| inConflictWith |
House of Dunkeld
ⓘ
Scottish crown ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conflict with Scottish kings
ⓘ
power in northern Scotland ⓘ rivalry with the House of Dunkeld ⓘ |
| language | Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Findláech of Moray
ⓘ
Gille Coemgáin of Moray ⓘ Lulach mac Gille Coemgáin ⓘ
linked to:
Lulach of Scotland
Lulach’s son Máel Snechtai mac Lulach ⓘ
linked to:
Máel Snechtai of Moray
Lulach’s son Máel Snechtai mac Lulach, mormaer of Moray ⓘ
linked to:
Máel Snechtai of Moray
Lulach’s son Máel Snechtai mac Lulach, mormaer of Moray, son of Lulach ⓘ
linked to:
Máel Snechtai of Moray
Lulach’s son Máel Snechtai mac Lulach, mormaer of Moray, son of Lulach, grandson of Macbeth ⓘ
linked to:
Máel Snechtai of Moray
Lulach’s son Máel Snechtai mac Lulach, mormaer of Moray, son of Lulach, grandson of Macbeth, great-grandson of Findláech ⓘ
linked to:
Máel Snechtai of Moray
Lulach’s son Máel Snechtai of Moray ⓘ
linked to:
Máel Snechtai of Moray
Lulach’s son Máel Snechtai of Moray, mormaer ⓘ
linked to:
Máel Snechtai of Moray
Lulach’s son Máel Snechtai of Moray, mormaer of Moray ⓘ
linked to:
Máel Snechtai of Moray
Lulach’s son Máel Snechtai of Moray, mormaer of Moray, son of Lulach ⓘ
linked to:
Máel Snechtai of Moray
Lulach’s son Máel Snechtai of Moray, mormaer of Moray, son of Lulach, grandson of Macbeth ⓘ
linked to:
Máel Snechtai of Moray
Lulach’s son Máel Snechtai of Moray, mormaer of Moray, son of Lulach, grandson of Macbeth, great-grandson of Findláech ⓘ
linked to:
Máel Snechtai of Moray
Lulach’s son Máel Snechtai, mormaer of Moray ⓘ
linked to:
Máel Snechtai of Moray
Mac Bethad mac Findláich ⓘ Máel Coluim mac Maíl Brigti ⓘ Óengus of Moray ⓘ Óengus’s son Aed ⓘ Óengus’s son Aed mac Óengusa ⓘ Óengus’s son Domnall ⓘ Óengus’s son Domnall mac Óengusa ⓘ
linked to:
Óengus’s son Máel Snechtai
Óengus’s son Gillebrigte ⓘ Óengus’s son Gillebrigte mac Óengusa ⓘ Óengus’s son Morggán ⓘ Óengus’s son Morggán mac Óengusa ⓘ
linked to:
Óengus’s son Morggán
Óengus’s son Máel Coluim ⓘ
linked to:
Óengus’s son Máel Snechtai
Óengus’s son Máel Coluim mac Óengusa ⓘ Óengus’s son Máel Snechtai ⓘ Óengus’s son Máel Snechtai mac Óengusa ⓘ
linked to:
Óengus’s son Máel Snechtai
Óengus’s son Ruadrí ⓘ Óengus’s son Ruadrí mac Óengusa ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
opposition to central royal authority
ⓘ
regional power in northern Scotland ⓘ |
| region |
Moray
ⓘ
northern Scotland ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| ruled |
Kingdom of Alba
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Scotland
|
| timePeriod | 11th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: House of Moray Description of subject: The House of Moray was a powerful medieval Scottish noble family that played a significant role in the politics and conflicts of northern Scotland.
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: House of Moray
linked to: House of Moray
subject linked to:
the Simple
subject linked to:
Óengus’s son Ruadrí mac Óengusa
subject linked to:
Óengus’s son Ruadrí mac Óengusa
subject linked to:
Óengus’s son Ruadrí mac Óengusa
subject linked to:
Óengus’s son Máel Coluim mac Óengusa
subject linked to:
Óengus’s son Aed mac Óengusa
subject linked to:
Óengus’s son Aed mac Óengusa
subject linked to:
Óengus’s son Morggán
subject linked to:
Óengus’s son Morggán