Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
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Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon was a French noblewoman and influential confidante who became the morganatic second wife of King Louis XIV and a powerful figure at his court.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Madame de Maintenon | 16 |
| Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon canonical | 5 |
| Marquise de Maintenon | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T172200 — 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: Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon Context triple: [Louis XIV of France, spouse, Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon]
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A.
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette was the last queen of France before the French Revolution, renowned for her extravagant lifestyle, political influence at court, and eventual execution by guillotine.
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B.
Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Richelieu is a powerful and cunning 17th-century French statesman and clergyman, often depicted in literature and film as a master political strategist and formidable antagonist.
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C.
Charles-Michel Trudaine de la Sablière
Charles-Michel Trudaine de la Sablière was an 18th-century French aristocrat and influential patron of the arts known for supporting major Enlightenment-era artists and intellectuals.
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D.
Marguerite De La Motte
Marguerite De La Motte was an American silent film actress best known for her leading roles in early 1920s adventure and drama films.
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E.
Marie-Pierre Kœnig
Marie-Pierre Kœnig was a prominent French general and Resistance leader during World War II, renowned for his role in the Free French Forces and the Battle of Bir Hakeim.
- 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: Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon Target entity description: Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon was a French noblewoman and influential confidante who became the morganatic second wife of King Louis XIV and a powerful figure at his court.
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A.
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette was the last queen of France before the French Revolution, renowned for her extravagant lifestyle, political influence at court, and eventual execution by guillotine.
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B.
Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Richelieu is a powerful and cunning 17th-century French statesman and clergyman, often depicted in literature and film as a master political strategist and formidable antagonist.
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C.
Charles-Michel Trudaine de la Sablière
Charles-Michel Trudaine de la Sablière was an 18th-century French aristocrat and influential patron of the arts known for supporting major Enlightenment-era artists and intellectuals.
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D.
Marguerite De La Motte
Marguerite De La Motte was an American silent film actress best known for her leading roles in early 1920s adventure and drama films.
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E.
Marie-Pierre Kœnig
Marie-Pierre Kœnig was a prominent French general and Resistance leader during World War II, renowned for his role in the Free French Forces and the Battle of Bir Hakeim.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French Roman Catholic
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French noblewoman ⓘ courtier ⓘ educator ⓘ marquise ⓘ morganatic spouse ⓘ royal consort ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
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surface form:
Madame de Maintenon
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| associatedWith |
Madame de Montespan
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illegitimate children of Louis XIV ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1635-11-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Niort, Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Saint-Cyr-l’École, Kingdom of France
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surface form:
Saint-Cyr-l’École
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| convertedFrom | Protestant background ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| court |
Versailles
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surface form:
Court of Louis XIV at Versailles
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| deathCause | natural causes ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1719-04-15 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Saint-Cyr-l’École, Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| era |
Ancien Régime
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reign of Louis XIV ⓘ |
| father | Constant d’Aubigné ⓘ |
| founded |
Maison royale de Saint-Louis
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school for girls of impoverished nobility at Saint-Cyr ⓘ |
| fullName | Françoise d’Aubigné ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| influenced |
education of noble girls in France
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piety and moral tone of Louis XIV’s later reign ⓘ |
| knownForTrait |
political discretion
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religious devotion ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| marriageTypeWithLouisXIV | morganatic marriage ⓘ |
| monarchServed | Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| mother | Jeanne de Cardilhac ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
d’Aubigny
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surface form:
d’Aubigné family
|
| nobleRank | marquise ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the morganatic second wife of Louis XIV of France
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founding the Maison royale de Saint-Louis at Saint-Cyr ⓘ influence over Louis XIV’s court and religious policy ⓘ |
| position | governess to the illegitimate children of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Saint-Cyr-l’École, Kingdom of France
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surface form:
Saint-Cyr-l’École
Versailles ⓘ |
| socialBackground | impoverished nobility ⓘ |
| spouse |
Louis XIV of France
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Paul Scarron ⓘ |
| title |
Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Marquise de Maintenon
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon Description of subject: Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon was a French noblewoman and influential confidante who became the morganatic second wife of King Louis XIV and a powerful figure at his court.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
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alsoKnownAs
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Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
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this entity surface form:
Madame de Maintenon
Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
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title
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Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Marquise de Maintenon
this entity surface form:
Madame de Maintenon
Saint-Cyr-l’École, Kingdom of France
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linkedInstitutionFounder
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Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
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this entity surface form:
Madame de Maintenon
this entity surface form:
Madame de Maintenon
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Marquise de Maintenon
this entity surface form:
Marquise de Maintenon
subject surface form:
Françoise d’Aubigné
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Marquise de Maintenon
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Madame de Maintenon
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Madame de Maintenon
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Madame de Maintenon
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Madame de Maintenon
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Madame de Maintenon
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Madame de Maintenon
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Madame de Maintenon
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Madame de Maintenon
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Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duke of Maine
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Madame de Maintenon
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Madame de Maintenon
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Madame de Maintenon
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Madame de Maintenon
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Marquise de Maintenon