Louis IV of France
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Louis IV of France was a 10th-century Carolingian king who ruled West Francia from 936 to 954 and struggled to maintain royal authority amid powerful feudal nobles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Louis IV of France canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6027304 — 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: Louis IV of France Context triple: [Charles the Simple, child, Louis IV of France]
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Charles IV of France
Charles IV of France was the last Capetian king of France, whose death in 1328 ended the direct male line of the House of Capet and helped trigger the Hundred Years' War.
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Louis VI of France
Louis VI of France, known as Louis the Fat, was a 12th-century Capetian king who strengthened royal authority and laid groundwork for the future power of the French monarchy.
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Louis III of West Francia
Louis III of West Francia was a late 9th-century Carolingian king known for his military victories against Viking invaders and his brief, turbulent reign over part of the Frankish realm.
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Charles V of France
Charles V of France was a 14th-century French king known for restoring royal authority, reorganizing the kingdom’s finances and administration, and successfully reversing many of the English gains in the Hundred Years’ War.
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Charles III of France
Charles III of France, known as Charles the Simple, was a Carolingian king who ruled West Francia in the early 10th century and is noted for granting Normandy to the Viking leader Rollo.
- 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: Louis IV of France Target entity description: Louis IV of France was a 10th-century Carolingian king who ruled West Francia from 936 to 954 and struggled to maintain royal authority amid powerful feudal nobles.
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A.
Charles IV of France
Charles IV of France was the last Capetian king of France, whose death in 1328 ended the direct male line of the House of Capet and helped trigger the Hundred Years' War.
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B.
Louis VI of France
Louis VI of France, known as Louis the Fat, was a 12th-century Capetian king who strengthened royal authority and laid groundwork for the future power of the French monarchy.
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C.
Louis III of West Francia
Louis III of West Francia was a late 9th-century Carolingian king known for his military victories against Viking invaders and his brief, turbulent reign over part of the Frankish realm.
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D.
Charles V of France
Charles V of France was a 14th-century French king known for restoring royal authority, reorganizing the kingdom’s finances and administration, and successfully reversing many of the English gains in the Hundred Years’ War.
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E.
Charles III of France
Charles III of France, known as Charles the Simple, was a Carolingian king who ruled West Francia in the early 10th century and is noted for granting Normandy to the Viking leader Rollo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
10th-century French monarch
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Carolingian monarch ⓘ King of West Francia ⓘ |
| ally | Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Louis d’Outremer
NERFINISHED
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Louis from Overseas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Saint-Remi Basilica, Reims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | fall from a horse ⓘ |
| child |
Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine
NERFINISHED
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Lothair of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Matilda of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
power struggle with regional magnates
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rivalry with the Robertian family ⓘ |
| coronationPlace | Laon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coronationYear | 936 ⓘ |
| countryRuled | West Francia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 920 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 954 ⓘ |
| dynasticClaim | Carolingian claim to the Frankish throne ⓘ |
| era | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| exileHost | Athelstan, King of the English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exileLocation | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Charles the Simple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | West Francia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| house | Carolingian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Old French ⓘ |
| mother | Eadgifu of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
brought from England to be crowned king in 936
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struggled against powerful feudal nobles ⓘ |
| notableNobleOpponent | Hugh the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Laon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Reims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of the Franks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Rudolph of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 954 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 936 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Laon
NERFINISHED
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Reims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Gerberga of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Lothair of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorState | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Rex Francorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Louis IV of France Description of subject: Louis IV of France was a 10th-century Carolingian king who ruled West Francia from 936 to 954 and struggled to maintain royal authority amid powerful feudal nobles.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.