Étienne Marcel (provost of the merchants of Paris)
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Étienne Marcel (provost of the merchants of Paris) was a 14th-century French municipal leader who played a key role in the political upheavals of Paris during the early stages of the Hundred Years’ War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Étienne Marcel (provost of the merchants of Paris) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12929961 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Étienne Marcel (provost of the merchants of Paris) Context triple: [Étienne Marcel, namedAfter, Étienne Marcel (provost of the merchants of Paris)]
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Jacques Pantaléon
Jacques Pantaléon, later known as Pope Urban IV, was a 13th-century French cleric who rose from humble origins to become head of the Catholic Church and is noted for instituting the Feast of Corpus Christi.
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B.
Monsieur Duveyrier
Monsieur Duveyrier is a bourgeois magistrate in Émile Zola’s novel "Pot-Bouille," emblematic of the hypocrisy and moral corruption of Parisian middle-class society.
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C.
Gabriel Nicolas de La Reynie
Gabriel Nicolas de La Reynie was the first lieutenant general of police of Paris, renowned for modernizing the city's policing system and leading the investigation into the notorious 17th-century Affair of the Poisons.
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D.
Jacques de Maleville
Jacques de Maleville was a French jurist and politician who played a key role as one of the principal drafters of France’s Civil Code under Napoleon.
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E.
Jean Poton de Xaintrailles
Jean Poton de Xaintrailles was a prominent French military leader and companion of Joan of Arc during the Hundred Years' War, noted for his role in several key victories against the English.
- 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: Étienne Marcel (provost of the merchants of Paris) Target entity description: Étienne Marcel (provost of the merchants of Paris) was a 14th-century French municipal leader who played a key role in the political upheavals of Paris during the early stages of the Hundred Years’ War.
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A.
Jacques Pantaléon
Jacques Pantaléon, later known as Pope Urban IV, was a 13th-century French cleric who rose from humble origins to become head of the Catholic Church and is noted for instituting the Feast of Corpus Christi.
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B.
Monsieur Duveyrier
Monsieur Duveyrier is a bourgeois magistrate in Émile Zola’s novel "Pot-Bouille," emblematic of the hypocrisy and moral corruption of Parisian middle-class society.
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C.
Gabriel Nicolas de La Reynie
Gabriel Nicolas de La Reynie was the first lieutenant general of police of Paris, renowned for modernizing the city's policing system and leading the investigation into the notorious 17th-century Affair of the Poisons.
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D.
Jacques de Maleville
Jacques de Maleville was a French jurist and politician who played a key role as one of the principal drafters of France’s Civil Code under Napoleon.
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E.
Jean Poton de Xaintrailles
Jean Poton de Xaintrailles was a prominent French military leader and companion of Joan of Arc during the Hundred Years' War, noted for his role in several key victories against the English.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French politician
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human ⓘ provost of the merchants of Paris ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
14th century
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Hundred Years’ War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
greater control of finances by the Estates General
ⓘ
reforms limiting royal power ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Rue Étienne-Marcel in Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | power struggle with the Dauphin Charles ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1310 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1358-07-31 ⓘ |
| endCauseOfCareer | assassination at the Saint-Antoine gate in Paris ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French people ⓘ |
| event |
involved in the 1357 Great Ordinance
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storming of the Dauphin’s residence in Paris in 1358 ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | statue of Étienne Marcel at Hôtel de Ville, Paris ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | cloth merchant ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | symbol of Parisian resistance to royal authority ⓘ |
| influenced |
later French municipal movements
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symbolism of Parisian civic autonomy ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed by a mob ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableEvent | killing of the marshals of France in the Dauphin’s presence ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of Paris during the early Hundred Years’ War
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opposition to the royal government of John II of France ⓘ role in the 1358 Parisian revolt ⓘ |
| occupation |
municipal leader
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politician ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
royalist faction in Paris
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supporters of the Dauphin Charles ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
fiscal policies of King John II of France
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uncontrolled royal authority ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Estates General of 1357
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parisian uprising of 1358 NERFINISHED ⓘ political upheavals in Paris (1356–1358) ⓘ |
| partOf | Paris city government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | urban reformist faction ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
leader of the Parisian bourgeoisie
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provost of the merchants of Paris ⓘ |
| residence | Paris ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| socialClass | bourgeoisie of Paris ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Parisian guilds
ⓘ
Parisian merchants ⓘ |
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Subject: Étienne Marcel (provost of the merchants of Paris) Description of subject: Étienne Marcel (provost of the merchants of Paris) was a 14th-century French municipal leader who played a key role in the political upheavals of Paris during the early stages of the Hundred Years’ War.
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