Count Robert of Paris
E261058
Count Robert of Paris is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set in Byzantium during the First Crusade, blending romance, adventure, and political intrigue.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Count Robert of Paris canonical | 2 |
| Count Robert of Paris (character) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1866432 — 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: Count Robert of Paris Context triple: [Sir Walter Scott, notableWork, Count Robert of Paris]
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A.
Henri, Duke of Anjou
Henri, Duke of Anjou was a French royal prince who later became King Henry III of France and was a prominent military and political leader during the French Wars of Religion.
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B.
Francis, Duke of Anjou
Francis, Duke of Anjou was a 16th-century French prince of the Valois dynasty, younger brother of King Charles IX, noted for his role in the French Wars of Religion and as a suitor to Queen Elizabeth I of England.
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C.
Claude of France
Claude of France was a 16th-century French queen consort, daughter of King Louis XII and wife of King Francis I, known for her piety and for giving her name to the "Reine Claude" plum.
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D.
John of Chalon-Arlay
John of Chalon-Arlay was a medieval French nobleman from the House of Chalon who held significant lordships in the Jura region and played a notable role in the politics of Burgundy and neighboring territories.
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E.
Philippe, Duke of Anjou
Philippe, Duke of Anjou was a French prince of the Bourbon dynasty who later became King Philip V of Spain, founding the Spanish Bourbon royal line.
- 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: Count Robert of Paris Target entity description: Count Robert of Paris is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set in Byzantium during the First Crusade, blending romance, adventure, and political intrigue.
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A.
Henri, Duke of Anjou
Henri, Duke of Anjou was a French royal prince who later became King Henry III of France and was a prominent military and political leader during the French Wars of Religion.
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B.
Francis, Duke of Anjou
Francis, Duke of Anjou was a 16th-century French prince of the Valois dynasty, younger brother of King Charles IX, noted for his role in the French Wars of Religion and as a suitor to Queen Elizabeth I of England.
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C.
Claude of France
Claude of France was a 16th-century French queen consort, daughter of King Louis XII and wife of King Francis I, known for her piety and for giving her name to the "Reine Claude" plum.
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D.
John of Chalon-Arlay
John of Chalon-Arlay was a medieval French nobleman from the House of Chalon who held significant lordships in the Jura region and played a notable role in the politics of Burgundy and neighboring territories.
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E.
Philippe, Duke of Anjou
Philippe, Duke of Anjou was a French prince of the Bourbon dynasty who later became King Philip V of Spain, founding the Spanish Bourbon royal line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical novel ⓘ |
| author |
Sir Walter Scott
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Sir Walter Scott ⓘ
surface form:
Walter Scott
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Crusaders ⓘ court of Alexius I Comnenus ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | three-volume novel ⓘ |
| follows | Castle Dangerous ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
historical novel ⓘ political novel ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | radio adaptation ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationBy | various illustrators in later editions ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
chivalry
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clash of cultures ⓘ honour ⓘ imperial power ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ religious conflict ⓘ romantic love ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Byzantine history
ⓘ
Gesta Tancredi in expeditione Hierosolymitana by Ralph of Caen ⓘ
surface form:
First Crusade chronicles
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| isPartOf | Waverley Novels ⓘ |
| languageVariant | Scots-influenced English in dialogue ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alexios I Komnenos
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexius I Comnenus
Anna Komnene ⓘ
surface form:
Anna Comnena
Count Robert of Paris self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Count Robert of Paris (character)
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| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Byzantine court ceremonial
ⓘ
late style of Walter Scott ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| positionInSeries | late Waverley novel ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1832 ⓘ |
| publisher | Robert Cadell ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Byzantium
ⓘ
Istanbul ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
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| settingTime |
11th century
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First Crusade ⓘ |
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Subject: Count Robert of Paris Description of subject: Count Robert of Paris is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set in Byzantium during the First Crusade, blending romance, adventure, and political intrigue.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Count Robert of Paris (character)