Earldom of Ross

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The Earldom of Ross was a significant medieval Scottish earldom in the northern Highlands, influential in regional politics and clan power struggles.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Earldom of Ross canonical 11
Ross (earldom) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish earldom ⓘ
associatedClan Clan Donald ⓘ
Clan Leslie ⓘ
Clan Ross ⓘ
associatedWith Ross-shire ⓘ
borderedBy Inverness-shire ⓘ
Moray ⓘ
Sutherland ⓘ
capital Dingwall ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
createdBy Scottish Crown ⓘ
linked to: Scottish crown
dissolvedBy forfeiture to the Scottish Crown ⓘ
endTime 15th century ⓘ
feudalRank earldom ⓘ
firstHolder Fearcher Mac an t-Sagairt ⓘ
Ferchar mac in tSagairt ⓘ
forfeitedTo James II of Scotland ⓘ
governmentForm feudal lordship ⓘ
hasTitleHolder Earl of Ross ⓘ
historicalImportance control of routes to the northern Highlands and Isles ⓘ
influence on Highland clan politics ⓘ
influencedBy Scottish Crown ⓘ
linked to: Scottish crown
involvedIn Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ
clan power struggles in the Highlands ⓘ
conflicts between Scottish Crown and Lordship of the Isles ⓘ
language Scots ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
locatedIn Scottish Highlands ⓘ
northern Highlands ⓘ
notableHolder Alexander Leslie, Earl of Ross ⓘ
Euphemia I, Countess of Ross ⓘ
Euphemia II, Countess of Ross ⓘ
Hugh, Earl of Ross ⓘ
James II of Scotland ⓘ
John of Islay, Lord of the Isles ⓘ
Uilleam III, Earl of Ross ⓘ
William II, Earl of Ross ⓘ
partOf medieval Scotland ⓘ
politicalRole buffer between Highlands and Lowlands ⓘ
regional power in northern Scotland ⓘ
region Ross ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
seat Dingwall Castle ⓘ
significantPeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ
startTime 12th century ⓘ
successor Crown lands of Ross ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

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

Ross family → heldTerritory → Earldom of Ross ⓘ
Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross → realm → Earldom of Ross ⓘ
Battle of Harlaw → relatedTo → Earldom of Ross ⓘ
John of Islay, Earl of Ross → unitedTitle → Earldom of Ross ⓘ
O’Beolan family → governedTerritory → Ross (earldom) ⓘ
linked to: Earldom of Ross
Earl of Ross → feudalJurisdiction → Earldom of Ross ⓘ
William II, Earl of Ross → realm → Earldom of Ross ⓘ
William I, Earl of Ross → placeOfRule → Earldom of Ross ⓘ