President à mortier of the Parlement of Bordeaux
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The President à mortier of the Parlement of Bordeaux was a high-ranking judicial magistrate in the ancien régime French provincial court, overseeing important legal and administrative matters within the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| President à mortier of the Parlement of Bordeaux canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2566359 — 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: President à mortier of the Parlement of Bordeaux Context triple: [Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, positionHeld, President à mortier of the Parlement of Bordeaux]
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A.
Keeper of the Seals of France
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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B.
President of the Council of Five Hundred
The President of the Council of Five Hundred was the presiding officer of the lower house of the French legislature during the Directory period of the French Revolution, overseeing debates and legislative procedures.
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C.
Parlement of Paris
The Parlement of Paris was the most important of France’s sovereign courts, a powerful judicial and political body that often challenged royal authority during the Ancien Régime.
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D.
Mayor of Montélimar
The Mayor of Montélimar is the chief elected official responsible for governing the commune of Montélimar in southeastern France.
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E.
Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
The Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is the French government’s highest local official in the archipelago, overseeing state administration and representing national authority in the territory.
- 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: President à mortier of the Parlement of Bordeaux Target entity description: The President à mortier of the Parlement of Bordeaux was a high-ranking judicial magistrate in the ancien régime French provincial court, overseeing important legal and administrative matters within the region.
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A.
Keeper of the Seals of France
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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B.
President of the Council of Five Hundred
The President of the Council of Five Hundred was the presiding officer of the lower house of the French legislature during the Directory period of the French Revolution, overseeing debates and legislative procedures.
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C.
Parlement of Paris
The Parlement of Paris was the most important of France’s sovereign courts, a powerful judicial and political body that often challenged royal authority during the Ancien Régime.
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D.
Mayor of Montélimar
The Mayor of Montélimar is the chief elected official responsible for governing the commune of Montélimar in southeastern France.
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E.
Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
The Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is the French government’s highest local official in the archipelago, overseeing state administration and representing national authority in the territory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancien régime French magistracy
ⓘ
judicial office ⓘ provincial court presidency ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | French Revolution ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Bordeaux wine region
ⓘ
surface form:
Bordeaux region
Guyenne ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| endTime | 1790 ⓘ |
| followedBy | president of the court of appeal of Bordeaux ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
high-ranking magistrate
ⓘ
noble office ⓘ venal office ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
administrative law
ⓘ
civil law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
advise the crown on provincial legal issues
ⓘ
oversee administrative matters within the jurisdiction ⓘ oversee important legal matters ⓘ participate in registration of royal edicts ⓘ preside over judicial sessions ⓘ supervise lower magistrates ⓘ |
| hasPrivilege |
hereditary transmission of office (under certain conditions)
ⓘ
nobility of the robe ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
ermine-trimmed mantle
ⓘ
red judicial robe ⓘ |
| influenced | provincial governance in Guyenne ⓘ |
| influencedBy | royal absolutism ⓘ |
| legalSystem | ancien régime French law ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Bordeaux
ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ historical province of Guyenne ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Guyenne
|
| officeHolderSelectionMethod |
purchase of office
ⓘ
royal appointment ⓘ |
| partOf |
French parlements
ⓘ
Parlement of Bordeaux ⓘ noblesse de robe of Bordeaux ⓘ |
| rank |
above councillors of the parlement
ⓘ
below first president of the parlement ⓘ |
| seat |
Palais de la Bourse, Bordeaux
ⓘ
Palais de l’Ombrière, Bordeaux ⓘ |
| startTime | 16th century ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Chancellor of France
ⓘ
King of France ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
French
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| wore | mortier (ceremonial cap) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: President à mortier of the Parlement of Bordeaux Description of subject: The President à mortier of the Parlement of Bordeaux was a high-ranking judicial magistrate in the ancien régime French provincial court, overseeing important legal and administrative matters within the region.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu