Louvois
E138334
Louvois was a powerful French statesman, best known as Louis XIV’s influential war minister who significantly shaped France’s military administration in the late 17th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Louvois canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1124542 — 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: Louvois Context triple: [Louis Dieudonné, employer, Louvois]
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A.
Jougne
Jougne is a small French commune in the Doubs department of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, known for its location near the Swiss border in the Jura Mountains.
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B.
Sauvy
Sauvy is a French surname most notably borne by Alfred Sauvy, a prominent demographer, sociologist, and economist.
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C.
Casteau
Casteau is a village in Belgium best known as the site of NATO’s Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE).
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D.
Issoire
Issoire is a historic town in central France’s Auvergne region, known for its Romanesque architecture and location in the valley of the Allier River.
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E.
Corine
Corine is a feminine given name used in various European countries, often considered a variant of "Corinne."
- 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: Louvois Target entity description: Louvois was a powerful French statesman, best known as Louis XIV’s influential war minister who significantly shaped France’s military administration in the late 17th century.
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A.
Jougne
Jougne is a small French commune in the Doubs department of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, known for its location near the Swiss border in the Jura Mountains.
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B.
Sauvy
Sauvy is a French surname most notably borne by Alfred Sauvy, a prominent demographer, sociologist, and economist.
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C.
Casteau
Casteau is a village in Belgium best known as the site of NATO’s Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE).
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D.
Issoire
Issoire is a historic town in central France’s Auvergne region, known for its Romanesque architecture and location in the valley of the Allier River.
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E.
Corine
Corine is a feminine given name used in various European countries, often considered a variant of "Corinne."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French statesman
ⓘ
government minister ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeDuring | reign of Louis XIV ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
François-Michel Le Tellier
ⓘ
François-Michel Le Tellier ⓘ
surface form:
François-Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois
François-Michel Le Tellier ⓘ
surface form:
Marquis de Louvois
|
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| employer |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Louis XIV of France ⓘ
surface form:
Louis XIV
|
| era | Ancien Régime ⓘ |
| familyName | Le Tellier ⓘ |
| father |
François-Michel Le Tellier
ⓘ
surface form:
Michel Le Tellier
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| fatherOccupation | French statesman ⓘ |
| fatherPositionHeld |
French Minister of War
ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of State for War of France
|
| fieldOfWork |
military administration
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public administration ⓘ war policy ⓘ |
| givenName | François ⓘ |
| influenced |
European military administration in the 17th century
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development of the French professional army ⓘ |
| memberOf | French nobility ⓘ |
| monarchServed | Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
François-Michel Le Tellier
ⓘ
surface form:
Marquis de Louvois
|
| notableFor |
centralizing royal control over the army
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expanding France’s standing army ⓘ shaping late 17th-century French military policy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
centralization of French army supply system
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development of French military bureaucracy ⓘ expansion of standing army under Louis XIV ⓘ introduction of systematic troop musters and inspections ⓘ military planning in the Dutch War ⓘ military planning in the Nine Years' War ⓘ military planning in the War of Devolution ⓘ military planning in the War of the Reunions ⓘ organization of military hospitals and logistics ⓘ policies of dragonnades against French Protestants ⓘ reform of French military administration ⓘ strengthening of royal control over the officer corps ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
French Minister of War
ⓘ
surface form:
French war minister
French Minister of War ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of State for War of France
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse | Anne de Souvré ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Paris
ⓘ
Versailles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Louvois Description of subject: Louvois was a powerful French statesman, best known as Louis XIV’s influential war minister who significantly shaped France’s military administration in the late 17th century.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.