siege of Falaise (1204)
E463341
The siege of Falaise (1204) was a key military operation during King Philip II of France’s conquest of Normandy, marking the collapse of one of the last major Angevin strongholds in the duchy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| siege of Falaise (1204) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4711960 — 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: siege of Falaise (1204) Context triple: [Falaise, Duchy of Normandy, hasHistoricalEvent, siege of Falaise (1204)]
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A.
Siege of Château Gaillard
The Siege of Château Gaillard (1203–1204) was a pivotal medieval conflict in which Philip II of France captured King John of England’s formidable Norman fortress, leading to the French conquest of much of Normandy.
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B.
Siege of Bois-le-Duc
The Siege of Bois-le-Duc was a major 1629 Dutch siege during the Eighty Years' War in which the Protestant Dutch forces captured the strongly fortified, predominantly Catholic city of ’s-Hertogenbosch from Spanish control.
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C.
Siege of Compiègne
The Siege of Compiègne was a 1430 military engagement of the Hundred Years' War in which French forces, including Joan of Arc, defended the town of Compiègne against Burgundian and English troops, leading to Joan's capture.
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D.
siege of Paris (845)
The siege of Paris in 845 was a major Viking raid led by the chieftain Ragnar that resulted in the plundering of the city and the Frankish king Charles the Bald paying a large ransom to secure its withdrawal.
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E.
Siege of Toulouse
The Siege of Toulouse was a major 1217–1218 military engagement during the Albigensian Crusade in which the forces of the Count of Toulouse successfully resisted the crusader army led by Simon de Montfort, resulting in Montfort’s death and a turning point in the campaign against the Cathars.
- 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: siege of Falaise (1204) Target entity description: The siege of Falaise (1204) was a key military operation during King Philip II of France’s conquest of Normandy, marking the collapse of one of the last major Angevin strongholds in the duchy.
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A.
Siege of Château Gaillard
The Siege of Château Gaillard (1203–1204) was a pivotal medieval conflict in which Philip II of France captured King John of England’s formidable Norman fortress, leading to the French conquest of much of Normandy.
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B.
Siege of Bois-le-Duc
The Siege of Bois-le-Duc was a major 1629 Dutch siege during the Eighty Years' War in which the Protestant Dutch forces captured the strongly fortified, predominantly Catholic city of ’s-Hertogenbosch from Spanish control.
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C.
Siege of Compiègne
The Siege of Compiègne was a 1430 military engagement of the Hundred Years' War in which French forces, including Joan of Arc, defended the town of Compiègne against Burgundian and English troops, leading to Joan's capture.
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D.
siege of Paris (845)
The siege of Paris in 845 was a major Viking raid led by the chieftain Ragnar that resulted in the plundering of the city and the Frankish king Charles the Bald paying a large ransom to secure its withdrawal.
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E.
Siege of Toulouse
The Siege of Toulouse was a major 1217–1218 military engagement during the Albigensian Crusade in which the forces of the Count of Toulouse successfully resisted the crusader army led by Simon de Montfort, resulting in Montfort’s death and a turning point in the campaign against the Cathars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
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siege ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Philip II of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | French conquest of Normandy ⓘ |
| conflictType | medieval siege ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1204 ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Anglo-Norman garrison loyal to King John of England ⓘ |
| followedBy | completion of French conquest of Normandy in 1204 ⓘ |
| hasCause | Philip II of France’s campaign to conquer Normandy ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Angevin Empire
NERFINISHED
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Anglo-Norman garrison of Falaise NERFINISHED ⓘ French royal army NERFINISHED ⓘ King John of England NERFINISHED ⓘ King Philip II of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| location |
Duchy of Normandy
NERFINISHED
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Falaise NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Falaise from Angevin control ⓘ |
| opponent |
Angevin forces
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Philip II of France’s conquest of Normandy ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Capetian–Plantagenet rivalry
NERFINISHED
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Philip II of France’s expansion of royal domain ⓘ loss of Normandy by King John of England ⓘ |
| result |
French victory
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collapse of one of the last major Angevin strongholds in Normandy ⓘ consolidation of Capetian control over Normandy ⓘ fall of Falaise to Philip II of France ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the end of Angevin rule in Normandy
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marked the collapse of one of the last major Angevin strongholds in the duchy of Normandy ⓘ strengthened the territorial power of the French crown ⓘ |
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Subject: siege of Falaise (1204) Description of subject: The siege of Falaise (1204) was a key military operation during King Philip II of France’s conquest of Normandy, marking the collapse of one of the last major Angevin strongholds in the duchy.
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