Marshal of France François-Henri de Montmorency
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François-Henri de Montmorency, better known as the Duke of Luxembourg, was a prominent 17th-century French marshal and military commander who distinguished himself in numerous campaigns under Louis XIV.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marshal of France François-Henri de Montmorency canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2532813 — 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: Marshal of France François-Henri de Montmorency Context triple: [Duke of Luxembourg, notableHolder, Marshal of France François-Henri de Montmorency]
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Jean-Baptiste de Vimeur
Jean-Baptiste de Vimeur was a French nobleman and military officer of the Ancien Régime, best known as the father of General Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau.
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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.
Louis-Alexandre de Cessart
Louis-Alexandre de Cessart was an 18th-century French engineer and architect known for his significant contributions to bridge and civil engineering projects in France.
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D.
Marquis de Bouillé
Marquis de Bouillé was a French royalist general best known for organizing and attempting to protect King Louis XVI’s failed escape during the French Revolution’s Flight to Varennes.
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E.
François de Montmorency-Laval
François de Montmorency-Laval was a 17th-century French Roman Catholic bishop and the first Bishop of Quebec, recognized as a key figure in establishing the Catholic Church in New France.
- 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: Marshal of France François-Henri de Montmorency Target entity description: François-Henri de Montmorency, better known as the Duke of Luxembourg, was a prominent 17th-century French marshal and military commander who distinguished himself in numerous campaigns under Louis XIV.
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A.
Jean-Baptiste de Vimeur
Jean-Baptiste de Vimeur was a French nobleman and military officer of the Ancien Régime, best known as the father of General Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau.
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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.
Louis-Alexandre de Cessart
Louis-Alexandre de Cessart was an 18th-century French engineer and architect known for his significant contributions to bridge and civil engineering projects in France.
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D.
Marquis de Bouillé
Marquis de Bouillé was a French royalist general best known for organizing and attempting to protect King Louis XVI’s failed escape during the French Revolution’s Flight to Varennes.
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E.
François de Montmorency-Laval
François de Montmorency-Laval was a 17th-century French Roman Catholic bishop and the first Bishop of Quebec, recognized as a key figure in establishing the Catholic Church in New France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French noble
ⓘ
Marshal of France ⓘ human ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Duke of Luxembourg
ⓘ
duc de Luxembourg ⓘ |
| aristocraticStyle |
Duke of Luxembourg
ⓘ
surface form:
His Grace the Duke of Luxembourg
|
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| era | Ancien Régime France ⓘ |
| familyName | de Montmorency ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
military
ⓘ
strategy ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | François-Henri ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Baroque
ⓘ
surface form:
Baroque era
|
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Montmorency ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
Louis XIV's wars
ⓘ
surface form:
wars of Louis XIV
|
| militaryRank | Marshal of France ⓘ |
| monarchServed | Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Duke of Luxembourg
ⓘ
peer of France ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding French armies in the Nine Years' War
ⓘ
commanding French forces in major European campaigns ⓘ service in the Dutch War ⓘ service in the War of the Reunions ⓘ service under Louis XIV ⓘ tactical skill in open-field battles ⓘ victories against the Dutch and their allies ⓘ |
| occupation |
courtier
ⓘ
general ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Second Dutch War
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch War
Nine Years' War ⓘ War of the Reunions ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Maréchal de France
ⓘ
surface form:
Marshal of France
general of Louis XIV ⓘ |
| residence | France ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| socialClass | high nobility ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
European battlefields
ⓘ
French court ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marshal of France François-Henri de Montmorency Description of subject: François-Henri de Montmorency, better known as the Duke of Luxembourg, was a prominent 17th-century French marshal and military commander who distinguished himself in numerous campaigns under Louis XIV.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.