1306 coronation of Robert the Bruce

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coronation historical event royal ceremony

The 1306 coronation of Robert the Bruce was the ceremony at Scone where Robert I was crowned King of Scots, marking the formal beginning of his reign during the Wars of Scottish Independence.

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Label	Occurrences
1306 coronation of Robert the Bruce canonical	1
Coronation of Robert I of Scotland	1
Coronation of Robert the Bruce	1
Coronation of Robert the Bruce at Scone	1
Isabella of Fife placed the crown on Robert the Bruce	1
coronation of Robert the Bruce	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2827260 — 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: 1306 coronation of Robert the Bruce
Context triple: [Elizabeth de Burgh, Queen of Scots, spouseCoronation, 1306 coronation of Robert the Bruce]

A. coronation of William I as King of England
The coronation of William I as King of England in 1066 marked the beginning of Norman rule and a profound transformation of English society, law, and governance.
B. Coronation of Charles I
The Coronation of Charles I was the 1626 ceremony in Westminster Abbey formally crowning Charles I as King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, marking the beginning of his contentious and ultimately tragic reign.
C. Coronation of James II
The Coronation of James II was the 1685 ceremonial crowning of James II of England and VII of Scotland at Westminster Abbey, marking the beginning of his short and controversial reign.
D. Declaration of Arbroath
The Declaration of Arbroath is a 1320 Scottish letter to the Pope asserting Scotland’s independence and the right of its people to choose their own king, and is often seen as a foundational document of Scottish nationhood.
E. Coronation of Mary
The Coronation of Mary is a Catholic devotional mystery that contemplates Mary being crowned as Queen of Heaven and Earth at the conclusion of her earthly life.
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: 1306 coronation of Robert the Bruce
Target entity description: The 1306 coronation of Robert the Bruce was the ceremony at Scone where Robert I was crowned King of Scots, marking the formal beginning of his reign during the Wars of Scottish Independence.

A. coronation of William I as King of England
The coronation of William I as King of England in 1066 marked the beginning of Norman rule and a profound transformation of English society, law, and governance.
B. Coronation of Charles I
The Coronation of Charles I was the 1626 ceremony in Westminster Abbey formally crowning Charles I as King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, marking the beginning of his contentious and ultimately tragic reign.
C. Coronation of James II
The Coronation of James II was the 1685 ceremonial crowning of James II of England and VII of Scotland at Westminster Abbey, marking the beginning of his short and controversial reign.
D. Declaration of Arbroath
The Declaration of Arbroath is a 1320 Scottish letter to the Pope asserting Scotland’s independence and the right of its people to choose their own king, and is often seen as a foundational document of Scottish nationhood.
E. Coronation of Mary
The Coronation of Mary is a Catholic devotional mystery that contemplates Mary being crowned as Queen of Heaven and Earth at the conclusion of her earthly life.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coronation ⓘ historical event ⓘ royal ceremony ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
associatedWith	Bruce dynasty ⓘ Scottish monarchy ⓘ linked to: Kings of Scotland Stone of Scone ⓘ linked to: Stone of Destiny
ceremonialRole	Isabella of Fife placed the crown on Robert the Bruce ⓘ linked to: 1306 coronation of Robert the Bruce
chronology	Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ linked to: First War of Scottish Independence
conflict	Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ linked to: First War of Scottish Independence
coronatedAs	King of Scots ⓘ
coronatedPerson	Robert I of Scotland ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
date	1306-03-25 ⓘ
followedBy	English invasion of Scotland in 1306 ⓘ campaigns of Edward I of England against Robert the Bruce ⓘ
follows	claiming of the Scottish throne by Robert the Bruce ⓘ killing of John Comyn at Greyfriars Church in Dumfries ⓘ
hasCause	Scottish resistance to English rule ⓘ dynastic rivalry between Bruce and Comyn families ⓘ
hasContext	Anglo-Scottish conflict in the early 14th century ⓘ
hasEffect	accession of Robert the Bruce as King of Scots ⓘ formal beginning of the reign of Robert I of Scotland ⓘ
hasParticipant	Bishop Robert Wishart ⓘ Bishop William de Lamberton ⓘ Isabella of Fife ⓘ Robert the Bruce ⓘ linked to: Robert I of Scotland
hasTitle	Coronation of Robert I of Scotland ⓘ linked to: 1306 coronation of Robert the Bruce
languageOfRecord	Latin ⓘ Middle Scots ⓘ linked to: Scots
locatedIn	Perthshire ⓘ linked to: Perth and Kinross Scotland ⓘ
location	Scone ⓘ Scone Abbey ⓘ
opposedBy	Edward I of England ⓘ supporters of the Comyn family ⓘ
partOf	reign of Robert the Bruce ⓘ
pointInTime	25 March 1306 ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
significance	assertion of Scottish independence from England ⓘ challenge to the overlordship of Edward I of England ⓘ key moment in the Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ
subjectOf	The Brus by John Barbour ⓘ medieval Scottish chronicles ⓘ
timePeriod	Middle Ages ⓘ early 14th century ⓘ
usedRite	traditional Scottish coronation rite at Scone ⓘ

How these facts were elicited