Chevalier d’Éon
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Chevalier d’Éon was an 18th-century French diplomat, soldier, and spy famed for living part of life as a man and part as a woman, becoming one of history’s most famous gender-nonconforming figures.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chevalier d’Éon canonical | 2 |
| Charles-Geneviève-Louis-Auguste-André-Timothée d’Éon de Beaumont | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3455208 — 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: Chevalier d’Éon Context triple: [Tonnerre, notableResident, Chevalier d’Éon]
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A.
Edmé
Edmé is a French given name historically borne by figures such as the 18th-century sculptor and draftsman Edmé Bouchardon.
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B.
Laurence de La Baume Le Blanc
Laurence de La Baume Le Blanc was a French noblewoman of the 17th century, best known as the mother of Louise de La Vallière, the famed mistress of King Louis XIV.
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C.
Albert de Franqueville
Albert de Franqueville was a 19th-century mountaineer known for participating in the first recorded ascent of Aneto, the highest peak in the Pyrenees.
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D.
Phoebus de Châteaupers
Phoebus de Châteaupers is a handsome but morally ambiguous captain of the king’s archers in Victor Hugo’s novel "Notre-Dame de Paris."
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E.
marquis de Saint-Gratien
The marquis de Saint-Gratien was the noble title held by French Marshal Nicolas Catinat, a prominent military commander under Louis XIV.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Chevalier d’Éon Target entity description: Chevalier d’Éon was an 18th-century French diplomat, soldier, and spy famed for living part of life as a man and part as a woman, becoming one of history’s most famous gender-nonconforming figures.
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A.
Edmé
Edmé is a French given name historically borne by figures such as the 18th-century sculptor and draftsman Edmé Bouchardon.
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B.
Laurence de La Baume Le Blanc
Laurence de La Baume Le Blanc was a French noblewoman of the 17th century, best known as the mother of Louise de La Vallière, the famed mistress of King Louis XIV.
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C.
Albert de Franqueville
Albert de Franqueville was a 19th-century mountaineer known for participating in the first recorded ascent of Aneto, the highest peak in the Pyrenees.
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D.
Phoebus de Châteaupers
Phoebus de Châteaupers is a handsome but morally ambiguous captain of the king’s archers in Victor Hugo’s novel "Notre-Dame de Paris."
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E.
marquis de Saint-Gratien
The marquis de Saint-Gratien was the noble title held by French Marshal Nicolas Catinat, a prominent military commander under Louis XIV.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French diplomat
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fencer ⓘ gender-nonconforming person ⓘ human ⓘ memoirist ⓘ soldier ⓘ spy ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 81 ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| birthName |
Chevalier d’Éon
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Charles-Geneviève-Louis-Auguste-André-Timothée d’Éon de Beaumont
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| burialPlace |
St Pancras Old Church
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surface form:
St Pancras Old Church, London
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| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1728-10-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1810-05-21 ⓘ |
| diplomaticPosting |
Embassy of France in the United Kingdom
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surface form:
French embassy in Great Britain
French embassy in Russia ⓘ |
| era |
18th century
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early 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | d’Éon de Beaumont ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles-Geneviève ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later discussions of gender identity and expression ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being an early famous gender-nonconforming public figure
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living part of life as a man and part as a woman ⓘ role in French secret diplomacy ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf | Secret du Roi ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| name | Chevalier d’Éon self-link ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | chevalier ⓘ |
| notableEvent | publicly lived as a woman from the 1770s onward ⓘ |
| notableWork | Mémoires de Mademoiselle d’Éon ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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soldier ⓘ spy ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Seven Years' War
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surface form:
Seven Years’ War
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| placeOfBirth | Tonnerre, Burgundy, France ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | London, England ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Paris ⓘ |
| servedIn |
French Army
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French diplomatic service ⓘ |
| sexAssignedAtBirth | male ⓘ |
| sport | fencing ⓘ |
| workedFor | Louis XV of France ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Chevalier d’Éon Description of subject: Chevalier d’Éon was an 18th-century French diplomat, soldier, and spy famed for living part of life as a man and part as a woman, becoming one of history’s most famous gender-nonconforming figures.
Referenced by (3)
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