Richelieu family
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The Richelieu family is a prominent French noble lineage best known for producing Cardinal Richelieu, the powerful 17th-century statesman and chief minister to King Louis XIII.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richelieu family canonical | 2 |
| House of Plessis de Richelieu | 1 |
| House of du Plessis de Richelieu | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3811706 — 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: Richelieu family Context triple: [Duke of Richelieu, namedAfter, Richelieu family]
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Benois family
The Benois family is a prominent Russian artistic dynasty known for its influential painters, architects, and stage designers active from the 19th to early 20th centuries.
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B.
Matignon family
The Matignon family is a prominent French noble lineage historically associated with high-ranking aristocratic titles and influential roles at the royal court.
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Savoye family
The Savoye family were the French clients and owners who commissioned Le Corbusier’s iconic modernist Villa Savoye in Poissy, France.
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House of Guise
The House of Guise was a powerful French noble family and staunchly Catholic faction that played a leading and often militant political role in 16th-century France, especially during the French Wars of Religion.
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E.
Noailles family
The Noailles family is a prominent French noble lineage that produced influential aristocrats, military leaders, and statesmen from the Ancien Régime through the 19th century.
- 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: Richelieu family Target entity description: The Richelieu family is a prominent French noble lineage best known for producing Cardinal Richelieu, the powerful 17th-century statesman and chief minister to King Louis XIII.
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A.
Benois family
The Benois family is a prominent Russian artistic dynasty known for its influential painters, architects, and stage designers active from the 19th to early 20th centuries.
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B.
Matignon family
The Matignon family is a prominent French noble lineage historically associated with high-ranking aristocratic titles and influential roles at the royal court.
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C.
Savoye family
The Savoye family were the French clients and owners who commissioned Le Corbusier’s iconic modernist Villa Savoye in Poissy, France.
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D.
House of Guise
The House of Guise was a powerful French noble family and staunchly Catholic faction that played a leading and often militant political role in 16th-century France, especially during the French Wars of Religion.
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E.
Noailles family
The Noailles family is a prominent French noble lineage that produced influential aristocrats, military leaders, and statesmen from the Ancien Régime through the 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | French noble family ⓘ |
| aristocraticRank | ducal family ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution |
Académie française
ⓘ
Catholic Church in France ⓘ
surface form:
French Catholic Church
French royal court ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Château de Richelieu
ⓘ
Château de Malmaison ⓘ
surface form:
Château de Rueil-Malmaison
Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsDescription | gules, three chevrons argent ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| duchyCreationDate | 1631 ⓘ |
| extinctionOfMainDucalLine | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasBranch | Vignerot du Plessis de Richelieu branch ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | du Plessis de Richelieu ⓘ |
| hasHereditaryOffice |
governor of Guyenne
ⓘ
marshal of France ⓘ peer of France ⓘ |
| hasMotto | “Deo duce” (attributed to Cardinal Richelieu) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfProminence |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
French foreign policy in the Thirty Years' War
ⓘ
centralization of the French state ⓘ |
| knownFor |
diplomatic service
ⓘ
high influence at the French royal court ⓘ military leadership ⓘ patronage of arts and architecture ⓘ producing Cardinal Richelieu, chief minister of Louis XIII ⓘ |
| languageOfFamily | French ⓘ |
| linkedToDynasty | House of Bourbon ⓘ |
| linkedToEvent |
French court politics under Louis XIII
ⓘ
French court politics under Louis XV ⓘ development of the town of Richelieu under Cardinal Richelieu ⓘ |
| memberOfEstate |
Second Estate
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Estate of the Ancien Régime
|
| nobleTitle |
Cardinal
ⓘ
Duke of Richelieu ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Cardinal Richelieu
ⓘ
surface form:
Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu
Armand-Jean de Vignerot du Plessis, 2nd Duke of Richelieu ⓘ Emmanuel-Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, Duke of Aiguillon ⓘ Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd Duke of Richelieu ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Poitiers ⓘ |
| patronOf |
baroque architecture in France
ⓘ
construction of the planned town of Richelieu ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | supporters of French royal absolutism ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| seatOfDukedom |
Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire
ⓘ
surface form:
Richelieu, Touraine
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| socialClass | French nobility ⓘ |
| titleCreatedBy |
King Louis XIII
ⓘ
surface form:
Louis XIII of France
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richelieu family Description of subject: The Richelieu family is a prominent French noble lineage best known for producing Cardinal Richelieu, the powerful 17th-century statesman and chief minister to King Louis XIII.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu
this entity surface form:
House of Plessis de Richelieu
this entity surface form:
House of du Plessis de Richelieu