Duke of Choiseul for France
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The Duke of Choiseul for France was a powerful 18th-century French statesman and foreign minister who directed French diplomacy and military policy during the latter stages of the Seven Years' War and the early reign of Louis XV.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Duke of Choiseul | 5 |
| Duke of Choiseul for France canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T407452 — 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: Duke of Choiseul for France Context triple: [Treaty of Paris (1763), signedByRepresentative, Duke of Choiseul for France]
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French foreign minister Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes
Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, was an influential 18th-century French statesman and diplomat who served as Louis XVI’s foreign minister and played a key role in securing French support for the American Revolution.
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Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse
Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse was an illegitimate but later legitimized son of King Louis XIV who became a prominent French admiral and high-ranking noble during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Richelieu is a powerful and cunning 17th-century French statesman and clergyman, often depicted in literature and film as a master political strategist and formidable antagonist.
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Cardinal de Bernis
Cardinal de Bernis was an 18th-century French cardinal and diplomat best known for orchestrating France’s alliance with Austria that reshaped European politics before the Seven Years’ War.
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Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans was a French nobleman who served as Regent of France for the young King Louis XV in the early 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Duke of Choiseul for France Target entity description: The Duke of Choiseul for France was a powerful 18th-century French statesman and foreign minister who directed French diplomacy and military policy during the latter stages of the Seven Years' War and the early reign of Louis XV.
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French foreign minister Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes
Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, was an influential 18th-century French statesman and diplomat who served as Louis XVI’s foreign minister and played a key role in securing French support for the American Revolution.
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B.
Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse
Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse was an illegitimate but later legitimized son of King Louis XIV who became a prominent French admiral and high-ranking noble during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Richelieu is a powerful and cunning 17th-century French statesman and clergyman, often depicted in literature and film as a master political strategist and formidable antagonist.
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Cardinal de Bernis
Cardinal de Bernis was an 18th-century French cardinal and diplomat best known for orchestrating France’s alliance with Austria that reshaped European politics before the Seven Years’ War.
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Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans was a French nobleman who served as Regent of France for the young King Louis XV in the early 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French statesman
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foreign minister ⓘ human ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| activeDuring | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| ambassadorTo |
Austria
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Holy See ⓘ Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bourbon monarchy ⓘ |
| birthDate | 28 June 1719 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Duchy of Lorraine
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surface form:
Lunéville, Duchy of Lorraine
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| causeOfDownfall | Loss of favor with Louis XV and Madame du Barry ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 8 May 1785 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Chanteloup, Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| directed |
French foreign policy
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French military policy ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| exiledTo |
Olbreuse
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surface form:
Chanteloup
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| familyName |
Étienne François de Choiseul
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surface form:
de Choiseul
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| father |
Étienne François de Choiseul
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surface form:
François Joseph de Choiseul
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| givenName | Étienne François ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | French nobility ⓘ |
| militaryRank | lieutenant general ⓘ |
| monarchServed | Louis XV of France ⓘ |
| mother | Marie Louise de Bassompierre ⓘ |
| name | Étienne François de Choiseul ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Duke of Choiseul for France
self-link
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surface form:
Duke of Choiseul
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| notableFor |
Annexation of Corsica to France
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Expulsion of the Jesuits from France ⓘ Influence during the early reign of Louis XV ⓘ Rebuilding the French navy after the Seven Years' War ⓘ Reforming the French army ⓘ Strengthening the Bourbon Family Compact with Spain ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-parlementaire ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Minister of France
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Foreign Minister of France ⓘ Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Secretary of State for War ⓘ Secretary of State of the Navy ⓘ |
| predecessorAsForeignMinister |
French foreign minister Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes
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surface form:
Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes (as later major foreign minister; earlier predecessors varied)
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| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| roleInConflict | Directed French diplomacy during the latter stages of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| servedIn | French Army ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence | European diplomacy ⓘ |
| spouse | Louise-Honorine Crozat ⓘ |
| successorAsChiefMinister |
Duke of Richelieu
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surface form:
Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, Duke of Aiguillon
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Subject: Duke of Choiseul for France Description of subject: The Duke of Choiseul for France was a powerful 18th-century French statesman and foreign minister who directed French diplomacy and military policy during the latter stages of the Seven Years' War and the early reign of Louis XV.
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