Montfort family
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The Montfort family was a prominent medieval French noble house known for its influential crusaders and political leaders, including Simon de Montfort.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Montfort family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12928947 — 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: Montfort family Context triple: [Alix de Montmorency, spouseNobleFamily, Montfort family]
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Motte family
The Motte family was a prominent colonial-era family in South Carolina, influential in the political, economic, and social life of the Goose Creek region.
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Mortimer family
The Mortimer family is a prominent American lineage known for its social standing, wealth, and connections to other influential East Coast families.
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Tourville family
The Tourville family is a French noble lineage best known for producing Admiral Anne Hilarion de Tourville, one of France’s most celebrated naval commanders under Louis XIV.
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Godfrey family
The Godfrey family was a prominent colonial-era family associated with the Goose Creek area in the former Province of South Carolina.
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de Vaux family
The de Vaux family was a prominent medieval noble lineage in Scotland and England, known for its Anglo-Norman origins and early feudal lordships.
- 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: Montfort family Target entity description: The Montfort family was a prominent medieval French noble house known for its influential crusaders and political leaders, including Simon de Montfort.
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A.
Motte family
The Motte family was a prominent colonial-era family in South Carolina, influential in the political, economic, and social life of the Goose Creek region.
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B.
Mortimer family
The Mortimer family is a prominent American lineage known for its social standing, wealth, and connections to other influential East Coast families.
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C.
Tourville family
The Tourville family is a French noble lineage best known for producing Admiral Anne Hilarion de Tourville, one of France’s most celebrated naval commanders under Louis XIV.
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D.
Godfrey family
The Godfrey family was a prominent colonial-era family associated with the Goose Creek area in the former Province of South Carolina.
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E.
de Vaux family
The de Vaux family was a prominent medieval noble lineage in Scotland and England, known for its Anglo-Norman origins and early feudal lordships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval French noble house
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noble family ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Capetian dynasty of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cathar Crusade
NERFINISHED
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English Parliament in the 13th century ⓘ French royal court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | arms featuring a lion and various heraldic variations by branch ⓘ |
| contestedWith | House of Blois for control in Brittany ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasticBranch |
Montfort-Brittany branch
NERFINISHED
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Montfort-Leicester branch NERFINISHED ⓘ Montfort-l’Amaury branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | French ⓘ |
| feudalStatus | high nobility ⓘ |
| heldTerritory |
County of Leicester
NERFINISHED
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Duchy of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ Montfort-l’Amaury lordship ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| houseType | feudal dynasty ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Albigensian Crusade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barons’ War (Second Barons’ War in England) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
claims to the Duchy of Brittany
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leadership in the Barons’ War in England ⓘ participation in the Albigensian Crusade ⓘ political influence in medieval France ⓘ |
| language | Old French ⓘ |
| legacy |
influence on development of representative institutions in England through Simon de Montfort
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role in suppression of Catharism in southern France ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Count of Montfort
NERFINISHED
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Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl of Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Amaury VI de Montfort
NERFINISHED
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Guy de Montfort NERFINISHED ⓘ John of Montfort (Jean de Montfort), Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon de Montfort, leader of the Albigensian Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ Yolande de Dreux, Countess of Montfort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Montfort-l’Amaury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
English peerage through the Leicester earldom
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French nobility ⓘ |
| region |
Île-de-France region
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surface form:
Île-de-France
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| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialClass | aristocracy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Montfort family Description of subject: The Montfort family was a prominent medieval French noble house known for its influential crusaders and political leaders, including Simon de Montfort.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.