Secretary of State of the Navy

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French government office ministerial position

The Secretary of State of the Navy was a senior French government office under the Ancien Régime responsible for directing naval policy, administration, and maritime affairs.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Secretary of State of the Navy of France	5
Secretary of State for the Navy	2
Secretary of State of the Navy canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2280678 — 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: Secretary of State of the Navy
Context triple: [Duke of Choiseul, positionHeld, Secretary of State of the Navy]

A. Secretary of the Navy
The Secretary of the Navy is the U.S. civilian government official responsible for overseeing the Department of the Navy, including the Navy and Marine Corps, and managing their policies, resources, and operations.
B. Chief of Navy
The Chief of Navy is the professional head and highest-ranking officer of the Royal New Zealand Navy, responsible for its command, readiness, and strategic direction.
C. Treasurer of the Navy
The Treasurer of the Navy was a senior British government office responsible for overseeing naval finances and expenditures within the Royal Navy administration.
D. Navy Commissioner of the United States Navy
The Navy Commissioner of the United States Navy was a senior 19th-century administrative post responsible for overseeing the management, logistics, and material readiness of the U.S. Navy.
E. General Counsel of the Navy
The General Counsel of the Navy is the chief legal officer and principal legal advisor to the U.S. Department of the Navy, overseeing all legal matters affecting the Navy and Marine Corps.
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: Secretary of State of the Navy
Target entity description: The Secretary of State of the Navy was a senior French government office under the Ancien Régime responsible for directing naval policy, administration, and maritime affairs.

A. Secretary of the Navy
The Secretary of the Navy is the U.S. civilian government official responsible for overseeing the Department of the Navy, including the Navy and Marine Corps, and managing their policies, resources, and operations.
B. Chief of Navy
The Chief of Navy is the professional head and highest-ranking officer of the Royal New Zealand Navy, responsible for its command, readiness, and strategic direction.
C. Treasurer of the Navy
The Treasurer of the Navy was a senior British government office responsible for overseeing naval finances and expenditures within the Royal Navy administration.
D. Navy Commissioner of the United States Navy
The Navy Commissioner of the United States Navy was a senior 19th-century administrative post responsible for overseeing the management, logistics, and material readiness of the U.S. Navy.
E. General Counsel of the Navy
The General Counsel of the Navy is the chief legal officer and principal legal advisor to the U.S. Department of the Navy, overseeing all legal matters affecting the Navy and Marine Corps.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French government office ⓘ ministerial position ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Ancien Régime ⓘ surface form: Ancien Régime France
country	Kingdom of France ⓘ
fieldOfWork	colonial affairs (maritime dimension) ⓘ maritime administration ⓘ naval policy ⓘ
governs	naval officers’ corps ⓘ royal naval arsenals of France ⓘ Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales ⓘ surface form: royal shipyards of France
hasDuties	administration of ports and harbours under the crown ⓘ administration of the royal navy ⓘ coordination of colonial maritime trade policy ⓘ direction of naval policy ⓘ direction of overseas maritime expeditions ⓘ management of naval finances and supplies ⓘ management of personnel of the royal navy ⓘ negotiation of certain maritime treaties and conventions ⓘ oversight of maritime affairs ⓘ preparation of naval war plans ⓘ supervision of naval shipbuilding and arsenals ⓘ
historicalPeriod	17th century France ⓘ 18th century France ⓘ
languageOfName	French ⓘ
officeCreatedUnder	Bourbon monarchy ⓘ
officeHeldByHeadOf	French Navy ⓘ French colonial administration (maritime aspects) ⓘ
officeHolderExample	Antoine-Jean-Marie Thévenard ⓘ Anne-César, Chevalier de la Luzerne ⓘ surface form: César Henri, comte de La Luzerne Jean-Baptiste Colbert ⓘ Jean-Baptiste Colbert ⓘ surface form: Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Marquis de Seignelay
partOf	Council of State of France ⓘ surface form: French Council of State Royal Council of France ⓘ surface form: French royal government
replacedBy	French Ministry of Marine ⓘ surface form: Minister of the Navy and the Colonies (France)
responsibleFor	administration of certain overseas colonies via naval ministry ⓘ implementation of royal maritime ordinances ⓘ logistics of the French fleet ⓘ maintenance of warships ⓘ organization of convoys and protection of merchant shipping ⓘ recruitment of sailors and marines ⓘ supply of naval artillery and munitions ⓘ
seat	Paris ⓘ Versailles ⓘ
subordinateTo	King of France ⓘ royal council ⓘ
timePeriod	Ancien Régime ⓘ
typeOfPosition	royal secretaryship ⓘ senior state office ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Duke of Choiseul for France → positionHeld → Secretary of State of the Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Duke of Choiseul

French colonial authorities in New France → subordinateTo → Secretary of State of the Navy ⓘ