Macbeth, King of Scotland

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11th-century monarch King of Scotland historical figure

Macbeth, King of Scotland, was an 11th-century Scottish monarch whose life and reign inspired William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy "Macbeth."

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Macbeth, King of Scotland canonical	10
Macbeth of Scotland	4
Macbeth, King of Scots	3
Macbeth as Thane of Cawdor	1
Macbeth mac Findlaech	1
Son of Macbeth	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3863301 — 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: Macbeth, King of Scotland
Context triple: [Lulach of Scotland, predecessor, Macbeth, King of Scotland]

A. Edgar, King of Scotland
Edgar, King of Scotland was a late 11th-century Scottish monarch from the House of Dunkeld who ruled after the turbulent reigns of his father Malcolm III and brother Donald III, helping to stabilize the kingdom.
B. Prince of Scotland
The Prince of Scotland was a medieval royal title traditionally held by the heir apparent to the Scottish throne.
C. 1st Marquess of Macduff
The 1st Marquess of Macduff was a Scottish peer from the Duff family who was elevated from Earl Fife and became a prominent aristocrat in the late 19th century.
D. King Bruce
King Bruce is a character from the Rankin/Bass stop-motion Easter special "The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town," serving as the young ruler whose growth and changing attitudes shape much of the story’s conflict and resolution.
E. Richard MacDuff
Richard MacDuff is a central character in Douglas Adams's novel "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency," portrayed as a somewhat hapless but intelligent software engineer entangled in the story's bizarre, time-twisting mysteries.
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: Macbeth, King of Scotland
Target entity description: Macbeth, King of Scotland, was an 11th-century Scottish monarch whose life and reign inspired William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy "Macbeth."

A. Edgar, King of Scotland
Edgar, King of Scotland was a late 11th-century Scottish monarch from the House of Dunkeld who ruled after the turbulent reigns of his father Malcolm III and brother Donald III, helping to stabilize the kingdom.
B. Prince of Scotland
The Prince of Scotland was a medieval royal title traditionally held by the heir apparent to the Scottish throne.
C. 1st Marquess of Macduff
The 1st Marquess of Macduff was a Scottish peer from the Duff family who was elevated from Earl Fife and became a prominent aristocrat in the late 19th century.
D. King Bruce
King Bruce is a character from the Rankin/Bass stop-motion Easter special "The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town," serving as the young ruler whose growth and changing attitudes shape much of the story’s conflict and resolution.
E. Richard MacDuff
Richard MacDuff is a central character in Douglas Adams's novel "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency," portrayed as a somewhat hapless but intelligent software engineer entangled in the story's bizarre, time-twisting mysteries.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	11th-century monarch ⓘ King of Scotland ⓘ historical figure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Mac Bethad mac Findláich ⓘ Macbeth mac Findlaech ⓘ linked to: Macbeth, King of Scotland Macbeth of Scotland ⓘ linked to: Macbeth, King of Scotland
associatedWith	Alba ⓘ Moray ⓘ
battle	Battle of Lumphanan ⓘ Battle of Pitgaveny ⓘ
birthCentury	11th century ⓘ
birthDate	c. 1005 ⓘ
birthPlace	Scotland ⓘ
burialPlace	Iona (traditional attribution) ⓘ linked to: Iona
causeOfDeath	killed in battle ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
deathDate	15 August 1057 ⓘ
deathPlace	near Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ⓘ
dynasty	House of Moray ⓘ
father	Findláech mac Ruaidrí ⓘ
givenName	Mac Bethad mac Findlaích ⓘ linked to: Mac Bethad mac Findláich
governmentForm	monarchy ⓘ
historicalContext	High Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalReputation	more stable ruler than his literary depiction suggests ⓘ
inspiredWork	"Macbeth" (tragedy by William Shakespeare) ⓘ linked to: Macbeth Holinshed’s Chronicles-based literary portrayals ⓘ
knownFor	being the historical basis for Shakespeare’s Macbeth ⓘ killing King Duncan I and seizing the Scottish throne ⓘ
language	Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
notableWork	his rule over the Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
occupation	monarch ⓘ
portrayedAs	tyrannical usurper in Shakespeare’s play ⓘ
portrayedIn	"Macbeth" by William Shakespeare ⓘ linked to: Macbeth
powerBase	northern Scotland ⓘ
predecessor	Duncan I of Scotland ⓘ
reignEnd	1057 ⓘ
reignStart	1040 ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
ruledRegion	Kingdom of Alba ⓘ linked to: Kingdom of Scotland
sourceOfInformation	Holinshed’s Chronicles ⓘ linked to: Holinshed's Chronicles medieval Scottish chronicles ⓘ
spouse	Gruoch of Scotland ⓘ
stepSon	Lulach of Scotland ⓘ
successor	Lulach of Scotland ⓘ
title	King of Scots ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lulach of Scotland → predecessor → Macbeth, King of Scotland ⓘ

Lulach of Scotland → stepfather → Macbeth, King of Scotland ⓘ

Lulach of Scotland → associatedWith → Macbeth, King of Scotland ⓘ

Gruoch of Scotland → spouse → Macbeth, King of Scotland ⓘ

Gruoch of Scotland → stepfatherOfHerChild → Macbeth, King of Scotland ⓘ

Macbeth, King of Scotland → alsoKnownAs → Macbeth mac Findlaech ⓘ