Cathar castle of Quéribus
E420879
The Cathar castle of Quéribus is a dramatic medieval fortress perched atop a rocky peak in southern France, renowned as one of the last strongholds of the Cathar resistance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cathar castle of Quéribus canonical | 2 |
| Quéribus Castle | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4184463 — 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: Cathar castle of Quéribus Context triple: [Aude, contains, Cathar castle of Quéribus]
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A.
Cathar castle of Peyrepertuse
The Cathar castle of Peyrepertuse is a dramatic medieval fortress ruin perched high on a limestone ridge in southern France, renowned as one of the most impressive of the so‑called “Cathar castles” and a major historic and tourist site.
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B.
Château de Foix
Château de Foix is a medieval hilltop castle in southwestern France, renowned for its strategic role in regional history and its well-preserved fortifications overlooking the town of Foix.
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C.
Château des Baux
Château des Baux is a medieval fortress ruin in Les Baux-de-Provence, France, historically serving as the stronghold of the powerful House of Baux.
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D.
Cité de Carcassonne
Cité de Carcassonne is a famous medieval fortified city in southern France, renowned for its double walls, towers, and well-preserved historic architecture.
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E.
Loulé Castle
Loulé Castle is a medieval fortress in the town of Loulé in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its preserved walls, towers, and archaeological museum.
- 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: Cathar castle of Quéribus Target entity description: The Cathar castle of Quéribus is a dramatic medieval fortress perched atop a rocky peak in southern France, renowned as one of the last strongholds of the Cathar resistance.
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A.
Cathar castle of Peyrepertuse
The Cathar castle of Peyrepertuse is a dramatic medieval fortress ruin perched high on a limestone ridge in southern France, renowned as one of the most impressive of the so‑called “Cathar castles” and a major historic and tourist site.
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B.
Château de Foix
Château de Foix is a medieval hilltop castle in southwestern France, renowned for its strategic role in regional history and its well-preserved fortifications overlooking the town of Foix.
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C.
Château des Baux
Château des Baux is a medieval fortress ruin in Les Baux-de-Provence, France, historically serving as the stronghold of the powerful House of Baux.
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D.
Cité de Carcassonne
Cité de Carcassonne is a famous medieval fortified city in southern France, renowned for its double walls, towers, and well-preserved historic architecture.
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E.
Loulé Castle
Loulé Castle is a medieval fortress in the town of Loulé in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its preserved walls, towers, and archaeological museum.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
medieval fortress ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Albigensian Crusade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catharism ⓘ |
| category | hilltop castle ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| defensiveFeature |
narrow access path
ⓘ
steep cliff sides ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevelApprox | 728 meters ⓘ |
| fallToRoyalForcesApproxDate | 1255 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bastion tower
ⓘ
chapel ⓘ curtain walls ⓘ keep ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Corbières massif
ONNED1
ⓘ
Mediterranean plain ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique of France ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationStartTime | 1907 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the last strongholds of the Cathar resistance
ⓘ
dramatic hilltop setting ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Occitan ⓘ |
| laterFunction | frontier fortress on the border with Aragon ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aude department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Occitanie ⓘ
surface form:
Occitanie region
commune of Cucugnan ⓘ southern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Pyrenees
ⓘ
surface form:
Pyrenees mountains
|
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near | Cathar castle of Peyrepertuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | village of Cucugnan ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks | Roussillon plain ⓘ |
| ownership |
French state (partially)
ⓘ
surface form:
French state
|
| partOf | Cathar castles ⓘ |
| regionHistoric | Languedoc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restoration | 20th century conservation works ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | last major Cathar stronghold to fall to the French crown ⓘ |
| significantEvent | siege by French royal forces in the 13th century ⓘ |
| situatedOn | rocky peak ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
border fortress
ⓘ
military defense ⓘ refuge for Cathars ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cathar castle of Quéribus Description of subject: The Cathar castle of Quéribus is a dramatic medieval fortress perched atop a rocky peak in southern France, renowned as one of the last strongholds of the Cathar resistance.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Aude
this entity surface form:
Quéribus Castle
this entity surface form:
Quéribus Castle