Keeper of the Seals of France
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The Keeper of the Seals of France is the traditional title for France’s Minister of Justice, who oversees the judicial system and safeguards the state’s legal continuity and official seals.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Keeper of the Seals of France canonical | 3 |
| Grand Chancellor of France | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2007063 — 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: Keeper of the Seals of France Context triple: [Minister of Justice of France, alsoKnownAs, Keeper of the Seals of France]
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A.
Grand Maître de France
The Grand Maître de France was one of the highest-ranking Great Officers of the French Crown, responsible for overseeing the royal household and its ceremonies.
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B.
Grand Master of the Navigation and Commerce of France
The Grand Master of the Navigation and Commerce of France was a powerful royal office overseeing and directing France’s maritime trade, naval affairs, and commercial policy during the early modern period.
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C.
Standard of the Prime Minister of France
The Standard of the Prime Minister of France is the official personal flag used to represent the French Prime Minister on official occasions and at designated locations.
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D.
Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi
The Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi was a key ministerial office in the French royal administration under the Ancien Régime, responsible for managing the king’s household, court ceremonies, and various aspects of royal patronage and domestic governance.
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E.
Grand Veneur de France
The Grand Veneur de France was a high-ranking royal court office in charge of organizing and overseeing the king’s hunts in the French monarchy.
- 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: Keeper of the Seals of France Target entity description: The Keeper of the Seals of France is the traditional title for France’s Minister of Justice, who oversees the judicial system and safeguards the state’s legal continuity and official seals.
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A.
Grand Maître de France
The Grand Maître de France was one of the highest-ranking Great Officers of the French Crown, responsible for overseeing the royal household and its ceremonies.
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B.
Grand Master of the Navigation and Commerce of France
The Grand Master of the Navigation and Commerce of France was a powerful royal office overseeing and directing France’s maritime trade, naval affairs, and commercial policy during the early modern period.
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C.
Standard of the Prime Minister of France
The Standard of the Prime Minister of France is the official personal flag used to represent the French Prime Minister on official occasions and at designated locations.
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D.
Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi
The Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi was a key ministerial office in the French royal administration under the Ancien Régime, responsible for managing the king’s household, court ceremonies, and various aspects of royal patronage and domestic governance.
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E.
Grand Veneur de France
The Grand Veneur de France was a high-ranking royal court office in charge of organizing and overseeing the king’s hunts in the French monarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government office
ⓘ
ministerial position ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Attorney General
ⓘ
surface form:
Garde des Sceaux
Minister of Justice of France ⓘ
surface form:
Garde des Sceaux de France
|
| appointedBy | President of France ⓘ |
| belongsTo | executive branch of France ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | Ministry of Justice of France ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalFunction |
authentication of royal acts
ⓘ
authentication of state acts ⓘ custody of the Great Seal of France ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
French overseas territories
ⓘ
Metropolitan France ⓘ
surface form:
metropolitan France
|
| hasScope | national ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Minister of Justice ⓘ |
| inception | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| isStyleOf |
Minister of Justice of France
ⓘ
surface form:
French Minister of Justice
|
| jurisdiction | French Republic ⓘ |
| languageUsed | French ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
French Constitution
ⓘ
French statutory law ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | France ⓘ |
| memberOf | Council of Ministers of France ⓘ |
| officeHeldBy |
Minister of Justice of France
ⓘ
surface form:
French Minister of Justice
|
| oversees |
civil justice policy in France
ⓘ
commercial justice policy in France ⓘ drafting of justice-related legislation in France ⓘ implementation of criminal policy in France ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of France ⓘ |
| portfolio |
human rights and fundamental freedoms in France
ⓘ
justice ⓘ legal affairs ⓘ |
| rank | senior minister ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
French prison administration
ⓘ
administration of justice in France ⓘ judicial system of France ⓘ legal and judicial policy in France ⓘ oversight of French courts ⓘ public prosecution service in France ⓘ safeguarding official seals of France ⓘ safeguarding state seals of France ⓘ |
| seat | Paris ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Prime Minister of France ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
continuity of French legal order
ⓘ
continuity of the French state ⓘ |
| tradition |
guarantor of the authenticity of state instruments
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guardian of the Great Seal of France ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Keeper of the Seals of France Description of subject: The Keeper of the Seals of France is the traditional title for France’s Minister of Justice, who oversees the judicial system and safeguards the state’s legal continuity and official seals.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Grand Chancellor of France