Nicolas de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy
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Nicolas de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy, was a prominent French nobleman and statesman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who served as a royal councillor and governor under Kings Henry IV and Louis XIII.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3302183 — 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.
Target entity: Nicolas de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy Context triple: [François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi, father, Nicolas de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy]
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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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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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Charles de La Baume Le Blanc
Charles de La Baume Le Blanc was a French nobleman of the 17th century, known primarily as the son of Louise de La Vallière, the famed mistress of King Louis XIV.
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Duke of Villars
The Duke of Villars was a prominent French noble title most famously held by Marshal Claude Louis Hector de Villars, one of Louis XIV’s greatest military commanders during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse
Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse was an illegitimate but later legitimized son of King Louis XIV who became a prominent French admiral and high-ranking noble during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nicolas de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy Target entity description: Nicolas de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy, was a prominent French nobleman and statesman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who served as a royal councillor and governor under Kings Henry IV and Louis XIII.
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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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B.
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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C.
Charles de La Baume Le Blanc
Charles de La Baume Le Blanc was a French nobleman of the 17th century, known primarily as the son of Louise de La Vallière, the famed mistress of King Louis XIV.
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Duke of Villars
The Duke of Villars was a prominent French noble title most famously held by Marshal Claude Louis Hector de Villars, one of Louis XIV’s greatest military commanders during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse
Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse was an illegitimate but later legitimized son of King Louis XIV who became a prominent French admiral and high-ranking noble during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French nobleman
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governor ⓘ royal councillor ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
16th century
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17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| familyName | de Neufville ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
government
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state administration ⓘ |
| genre | politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Nicolas ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOfNobleFamily | House of Neufville de Villeroy ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Duke of Villeroi
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surface form:
Duke of Villeroy
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| notableFor |
governorship under Henry IV of France
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governorship under Louis XIII of France ⓘ service in the French royal council ⓘ |
| occupation |
courtier
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politician ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
governor
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royal councillor ⓘ |
| residence | France ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Henry IV of France
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King Louis XIII ⓘ
surface form:
Louis XIII of France
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| socialClass | high nobility ⓘ |
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Subject: Nicolas de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy Description of subject: Nicolas de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy, was a prominent French nobleman and statesman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who served as a royal councillor and governor under Kings Henry IV and Louis XIII.
Referenced by (6)
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