Duke of Villars
E238432
The Duke of Villars was a prominent French noble title most famously held by Marshal Claude Louis Hector de Villars, one of Louis XIV’s greatest military commanders during the War of the Spanish Succession.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Duke of Villars canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1731107 — 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.
Target entity: Duke of Villars Context triple: [Claude Louis Hector de Villars, nobleTitle, Duke of Villars]
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Louis François, duc de Boufflers
Louis François, duc de Boufflers was a prominent French marshal and nobleman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, noted for his skilled leadership in major conflicts of Louis XIV’s reign.
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B.
Marshal François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi
Marshal François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi, was a prominent French general and courtier under Louis XIV, remembered for his high noble status and several major military defeats during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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C.
Henri de la Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne
Henri de la Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, was a renowned 17th-century French marshal and one of France’s greatest military commanders, celebrated for his strategic brilliance in the Thirty Years’ War and subsequent conflicts.
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D.
Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron
Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron was a prominent late 16th-century French nobleman and military commander who served under King Henry IV and played a key role in France’s wars against Spain before being executed for treason.
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E.
Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse
Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse was an illegitimate but later legitimized son of King Louis XIV who became a prominent French admiral and high-ranking noble during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Duke of Villars Target entity description: The Duke of Villars was a prominent French noble title most famously held by Marshal Claude Louis Hector de Villars, one of Louis XIV’s greatest military commanders during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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A.
Louis François, duc de Boufflers
Louis François, duc de Boufflers was a prominent French marshal and nobleman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, noted for his skilled leadership in major conflicts of Louis XIV’s reign.
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B.
Marshal François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi
Marshal François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi, was a prominent French general and courtier under Louis XIV, remembered for his high noble status and several major military defeats during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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C.
Henri de la Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne
Henri de la Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, was a renowned 17th-century French marshal and one of France’s greatest military commanders, celebrated for his strategic brilliance in the Thirty Years’ War and subsequent conflicts.
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D.
Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron
Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron was a prominent late 16th-century French nobleman and military commander who served under King Henry IV and played a key role in France’s wars against Spain before being executed for treason.
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E.
Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse
Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse was an illegitimate but later legitimized son of King Louis XIV who became a prominent French admiral and high-ranking noble during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French noble
ⓘ
French noble title ⓘ Marshal of France ⓘ |
| allegiance | Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
Ancien Régime
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancien Régime France
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| associatedMonarch | Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| associatedWar | War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| heldTitle | Duke of Villars self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
early 18th century
ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| linkedToEvent |
Louis XIV's wars
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surface form:
Louis XIV’s wars
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| militaryConflict | War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| nobleRank | Duke ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Duke ⓘ |
| notability | prominent French noble title ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of Louis XIV’s greatest generals
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service in the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
Marshal Claude Louis Hector de Villars
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surface form:
Claude Louis Hector de Villars
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| occupation | military commander ⓘ |
| titleHolderRole |
Marshal of France
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military commander ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Duke of Villars Description of subject: The Duke of Villars was a prominent French noble title most famously held by Marshal Claude Louis Hector de Villars, one of Louis XIV’s greatest military commanders during the War of the Spanish Succession.
Referenced by (3)
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