White Terror (1815)
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The White Terror of 1815 was a wave of royalist reprisals in France marked by persecution, violence, and executions against Bonapartists and former revolutionaries following Napoleon’s final defeat and the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| White Terror (1815) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3360384 — 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: White Terror (1815) Context triple: [Bourbon Restoration, notableEvent, White Terror (1815)]
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A.
Decembrist revolt
The Decembrist revolt was an 1825 uprising by Russian army officers and nobles seeking constitutional reform and an end to autocratic rule in the Russian Empire.
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B.
White Terror
White Terror refers to the campaign of political repression, mass executions, and violence carried out by anti-Bolshevik forces and their allies during the Russian Civil War.
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C.
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a particularly violent and radical phase of the French Revolution marked by mass executions, political purges, and authoritarian rule under the Committee of Public Safety.
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D.
Vendée uprising
The Vendée uprising was a royalist and Catholic counter-revolutionary revolt in western France during the French Revolution, marked by fierce guerrilla warfare and brutal repression.
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E.
Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793
The Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793 was a pivotal popular uprising in Paris during the French Revolution that led to the purge of the Girondin deputies from the National Convention and the rise of the radical Montagnards.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: White Terror (1815) Target entity description: The White Terror of 1815 was a wave of royalist reprisals in France marked by persecution, violence, and executions against Bonapartists and former revolutionaries following Napoleon’s final defeat and the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy.
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A.
Decembrist revolt
The Decembrist revolt was an 1825 uprising by Russian army officers and nobles seeking constitutional reform and an end to autocratic rule in the Russian Empire.
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B.
White Terror
White Terror refers to the campaign of political repression, mass executions, and violence carried out by anti-Bolshevik forces and their allies during the Russian Civil War.
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C.
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a particularly violent and radical phase of the French Revolution marked by mass executions, political purges, and authoritarian rule under the Committee of Public Safety.
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D.
Vendée uprising
The Vendée uprising was a royalist and Catholic counter-revolutionary revolt in western France during the French Revolution, marked by fierce guerrilla warfare and brutal repression.
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E.
Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793
The Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793 was a pivotal popular uprising in Paris during the French Revolution that led to the purge of the Girondin deputies from the National Convention and the rise of the radical Montagnards.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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political repression campaign ⓘ wave of violence ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Second White Terror ⓘ |
| cause |
political polarization after the French Revolution
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restoration of the Bourbon monarchy ⓘ royalist desire for revenge against Bonapartists ⓘ |
| characteristic |
confiscation of property
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imprisonment of political opponents ⓘ lynchings ⓘ persecution of Bonapartists ⓘ politically motivated trials ⓘ summary executions ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| follows |
Hundred Days
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Napoleon’s final defeat at Waterloo ⓘ Second Bourbon Restoration ⓘ
surface form:
Second Restoration of the Bourbons
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| hasConsequence |
deepening political divisions in post-Napoleonic France
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emigration of some Bonapartists ⓘ strengthening of ultra-royalist influence ⓘ undermining of reconciliation after the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Bourbon Restoration
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aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| location |
Avignon
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Languedoc ⓘ Marseille ⓘ Nîmes ⓘ Provence ⓘ Rhône Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Rhône valley
Southern France ⓘ
surface form:
southern France
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| opposedGroup |
Bonapartists
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former revolutionaries ⓘ |
| opposedIdeology |
Bonapartism
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republicanism ⓘ |
| partOf | political conflicts of the Bourbon Restoration ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
local royalist authorities
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royalist bands ⓘ royalist militants ⓘ French Royalists ⓘ
surface form:
ultra-royalists
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| relatedTo |
White Terror of 1794–1795
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surface form:
First White Terror (1794–1795)
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| supportedIdeology |
royalism
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ultra-royalism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1815 ⓘ |
| victim |
Protestant communities in the south of France
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former Jacobins ⓘ former members of the revolutionary armies ⓘ supporters of Napoleon ⓘ |
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Subject: White Terror (1815) Description of subject: The White Terror of 1815 was a wave of royalist reprisals in France marked by persecution, violence, and executions against Bonapartists and former revolutionaries following Napoleon’s final defeat and the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy.
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