second abdication of Napoleon
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The second abdication of Napoleon was his final renunciation of the French throne in June 1815, following defeat at Waterloo, which led to the collapse of his rule and the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abdication of Napoleon in 1815 | 1 |
| Napoleon’s surrender | 1 |
| second abdication of Napoleon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1426226 — 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: second abdication of Napoleon Context triple: [First French Empire, endEvent, second abdication of Napoleon]
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A.
Napoleon I abdication in 1814
Napoleon I abdication in 1814 was the formal renunciation of the French throne by Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, marking the end of his rule and the collapse of the First French Empire.
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B.
Exile of Napoleon Bonaparte
The Exile of Napoleon Bonaparte refers to his final banishment by the British to the remote South Atlantic island of Saint Helena, where he lived under close supervision until his death in 1821.
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C.
abdication of Nicholas II
The abdication of Nicholas II was the 1917 renunciation of the Russian throne by the last tsar, which ended more than three centuries of Romanov rule and paved the way for the Russian Revolution and the eventual rise of the Soviet state.
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D.
Assassination of Napoleon
The Assassination of Napoleon is a fictional plot in Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace," in which the character Pierre Bezukhov contemplates killing Napoleon Bonaparte during the French invasion of Russia.
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E.
The Coronation of Napoleon
The Coronation of Napoleon is a monumental neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting Napoleon Bonaparte’s self-coronation as Emperor in Notre-Dame Cathedral in 1804.
- 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: second abdication of Napoleon Target entity description: The second abdication of Napoleon was his final renunciation of the French throne in June 1815, following defeat at Waterloo, which led to the collapse of his rule and the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy.
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A.
Napoleon I abdication in 1814
Napoleon I abdication in 1814 was the formal renunciation of the French throne by Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, marking the end of his rule and the collapse of the First French Empire.
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B.
Exile of Napoleon Bonaparte
The Exile of Napoleon Bonaparte refers to his final banishment by the British to the remote South Atlantic island of Saint Helena, where he lived under close supervision until his death in 1821.
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C.
abdication of Nicholas II
The abdication of Nicholas II was the 1917 renunciation of the Russian throne by the last tsar, which ended more than three centuries of Romanov rule and paved the way for the Russian Revolution and the eventual rise of the Soviet state.
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D.
Assassination of Napoleon
The Assassination of Napoleon is a fictional plot in Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace," in which the character Pierre Bezukhov contemplates killing Napoleon Bonaparte during the French invasion of Russia.
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E.
The Coronation of Napoleon
The Coronation of Napoleon is a monumental neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting Napoleon Bonaparte’s self-coronation as Emperor in Notre-Dame Cathedral in 1804.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
political abdication ⓘ |
| affected |
European balance of power
ⓘ
French Army ⓘ
surface form:
French army
French imperial administration ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Napoleon’s second abdication
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second abdication of Napoleon I ⓘ |
| appliesToPerson |
Napoleon Bonaparte
ⓘ
Napoleon I ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon I of France
|
| chronologicalOrder | second abdication after first abdication in 1814 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | 1815-06-22 ⓘ |
| declaredTo |
Chamber of Peers
ⓘ
Chamber of Representatives ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Napoleon’s exile to Saint Helena
ⓘ
Napoleon’s surrender to the British ⓘ |
| follows |
Battle of Waterloo
ⓘ
Hundred Days ⓘ first abdication of Napoleon ⓘ |
| hasCause |
defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo
ⓘ
military defeat of France by the Seventh Coalition ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| legalForm | act of abdication ⓘ |
| location |
Paris
ⓘ
Élysée Palace ⓘ |
| month | June 1815 ⓘ |
| opposedBy | some Bonapartist deputies ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hundred Days
ⓘ
surface form:
Hundred Days campaign
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
constitutional monarchy in France
ⓘ
restoration of Bourbon dynasty ⓘ |
| positionRelinquished | Emperor of the French ⓘ |
| precededBy | first abdication of Napoleon at Fontainebleau ⓘ |
| reasonStatedByNapoleon | to save France from civil war ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Congress of Vienna
ⓘ
War of the Seventh Coalition ⓘ
surface form:
Seventh Coalition
Waterloo Campaign ⓘ |
| result |
accession of Louis XVIII to the throne
ⓘ
beginning of the Second Bourbon Restoration ⓘ collapse of the First French Empire ⓘ end of Napoleon’s rule in France ⓘ restoration of the Bourbon monarchy ⓘ |
| significantFor |
end of Napoleonic era in Europe
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reconfiguration of post-Napoleonic Europe ⓘ |
| successorOnThrone | Louis XVIII of France ⓘ |
| supportedBy | French political moderates seeking peace ⓘ |
| temporalRelation | shortly after Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815 ⓘ |
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Subject: second abdication of Napoleon Description of subject: The second abdication of Napoleon was his final renunciation of the French throne in June 1815, following defeat at Waterloo, which led to the collapse of his rule and the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Abdication of Napoleon in 1815
this entity surface form:
Napoleon’s surrender