Procureur général of the Parlement of Paris
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The Procureur général of the Parlement of Paris was the chief public prosecutor and a key royal legal officer in France’s most important sovereign court under the Ancien Régime.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Attorney General of the Parlement of Paris | 1 |
| Procureur général of the Parlement of Paris canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3140911 — 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: Procureur général of the Parlement of Paris Context triple: [Nicolas Fouquet, positionHeld, Procureur général of the Parlement of Paris]
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Minister of Justice of France
The Minister of Justice of France is the government official who heads the justice ministry, oversees the judicial system and public prosecutions, and serves as the nation’s Keeper of the Seals.
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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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C.
Ministry of Justice of France
The Ministry of Justice of France is the government department responsible for overseeing the French judicial system, including courts, public prosecutions, and correctional institutions.
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D.
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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E.
Surintendant des Bâtiments du Roi
Surintendant des Bâtiments du Roi was the senior royal office in charge of overseeing the design, construction, and maintenance of the king’s buildings and artistic projects in France under the Ancien Régime.
- 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: Procureur général of the Parlement of Paris Target entity description: The Procureur général of the Parlement of Paris was the chief public prosecutor and a key royal legal officer in France’s most important sovereign court under the Ancien Régime.
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A.
Minister of Justice of France
The Minister of Justice of France is the government official who heads the justice ministry, oversees the judicial system and public prosecutions, and serves as the nation’s Keeper of the Seals.
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B.
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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C.
Ministry of Justice of France
The Ministry of Justice of France is the government department responsible for overseeing the French judicial system, including courts, public prosecutions, and correctional institutions.
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D.
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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E.
Surintendant des Bâtiments du Roi
Surintendant des Bâtiments du Roi was the senior royal office in charge of overseeing the design, construction, and maintenance of the king’s buildings and artistic projects in France under the Ancien Régime.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal office
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prosecutorial office ⓘ public office ⓘ royal officer of justice ⓘ |
| abolishedInPeriod | French Revolution ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod | Ancien Régime ⓘ |
| appointedBy | King of France ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
avocats généraux of the Parlement of Paris
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ministère public ⓘ substituts du procureur général ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| court | Parlement of Paris ⓘ |
| courtType | sovereign court ⓘ |
| function |
to ensure execution of royal ordinances and judgments
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to monitor legality of acts brought before the Parlement ⓘ to safeguard the king’s domain and fiscal interests ⓘ |
| hierarchicalPosition |
head of the king’s prosecutors at the Parlement of Paris
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subordinate to the chancellor of France and the king ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
central institution of royal justice in pre‑revolutionary France
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linked to conflicts between monarchy and parlements in the 17th and 18th centuries ⓘ |
| influencedBy | development of royal absolutism in France ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Parlement of Paris ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| legalSystem | French royal law under the Ancien Régime ⓘ |
| officeHolderType |
magistrate
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officier de robe longue ⓘ |
| partOf |
officers of the Parlement of Paris
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royal judicial administration ⓘ |
| power |
to give written and oral submissions (conclusions) to the court
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to initiate prosecutions in the king’s name ⓘ to intervene in civil and criminal cases ⓘ to oversee lower prosecutors attached to the Parlement ⓘ |
| role |
ability to request remonstrances or observations on royal legislation
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chief public prosecutor before the Parlement of Paris ⓘ defense of public order ⓘ defense of the interests of the Crown ⓘ oversight of criminal prosecutions ⓘ participation in registration of royal edicts and ordinances ⓘ presentation of the king’s conclusions in cases ⓘ representative of the king in judicial matters ⓘ supervision of the ministère public attached to the Parlement of Paris ⓘ |
| seat | Palais de Justice, Paris ⓘ |
| status | high-ranking officer of the Crown ⓘ |
| successorOffice | public prosecutors in post‑revolutionary French courts (procureurs impériaux, procureurs de la République) ⓘ |
| translatedAs |
Procureur général of the Parlement of Paris
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Attorney General of the Parlement of Paris
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Procureur général of the Parlement of Paris Description of subject: The Procureur général of the Parlement of Paris was the chief public prosecutor and a key royal legal officer in France’s most important sovereign court under the Ancien Régime.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Procureur général of the Parlement of Paris
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translatedAs
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Procureur général of the Parlement of Paris
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Attorney General of the Parlement of Paris