Charles-Louis
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Charles-Louis was the given name of Montesquieu, the influential French Enlightenment thinker best known for his theory of the separation of powers in government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles-Louis canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T432466 — 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: Charles-Louis Context triple: [Montesquieu, givenName, Charles-Louis]
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A.
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.
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B.
Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duke of Maine
Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duke of Maine, was a legitimized son of King Louis XIV of France who became a prominent French noble and military commander at the turn of the 18th century.
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C.
Louis, Grand Dauphin
Louis, Grand Dauphin was the eldest son and heir apparent of King Louis XIV of France, known for his position in the line of succession rather than for any significant political or military achievements of his own.
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D.
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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E.
Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé
Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé was a 17th-century French general and nobleman renowned as one of France’s greatest military commanders, noted for victories such as the Battle of Rocroi and his complex role in the Fronde.
- 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: Charles-Louis Target entity description: Charles-Louis was the given name of Montesquieu, the influential French Enlightenment thinker best known for his theory of the separation of powers in government.
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A.
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.
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B.
Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duke of Maine
Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duke of Maine, was a legitimized son of King Louis XIV of France who became a prominent French noble and military commander at the turn of the 18th century.
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C.
Louis, Grand Dauphin
Louis, Grand Dauphin was the eldest son and heir apparent of King Louis XIV of France, known for his position in the line of succession rather than for any significant political or military achievements of his own.
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D.
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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E.
Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé
Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé was a 17th-century French general and nobleman renowned as one of France’s greatest military commanders, noted for victories such as the Battle of Rocroi and his complex role in the Fronde.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Enlightenment philosopher
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person ⓘ political philosopher ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Montesquieu ⓘ |
| birthName |
Montesquieu
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surface form:
Charles-Louis de Secondat
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| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1689-01-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1755-02-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Collège de Juilly ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
epistolary novel
ⓘ
political theory ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles-Louis self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| influenced |
Alexis de Tocqueville
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French Revolution political thought ⓘ James Madison ⓘ United States Constitution ⓘ liberal political theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John Locke
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classical republicanism ⓘ |
| knownFor | theory of separation of powers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
constitutional law
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forms of government ⓘ political liberty ⓘ |
| movement |
Age of Enlightenment
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surface form:
Enlightenment
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| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baron de La Brède ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Persian Letters
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The Spirit of the Laws ⓘ |
| occupation |
jurist
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philosopher ⓘ political theorist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
La Brède, near Bordeaux, France
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surface form:
La Brède, Gironde, France
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| placeOfDeath |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
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| positionHeld | President à mortier of the Parlement of Bordeaux ⓘ |
| proposedConcept |
climate theory of government
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separation of legislative, executive, and judicial powers ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse | Jeanne de Lartigue ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charles-Louis Description of subject: Charles-Louis was the given name of Montesquieu, the influential French Enlightenment thinker best known for his theory of the separation of powers in government.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu