Gaston IV of Foix
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Gaston IV of Foix was a 15th-century French nobleman and military leader, known as Count of Foix and Viscount of Béarn, who played a significant role in the final phase of the Hundred Years’ War and in the politics of southwestern France.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gaston IV, Count of Foix | 2 |
| Gaston IV of Foix canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7154152 — 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: Gaston IV of Foix Context triple: [Counts of Foix, notableMember, Gaston IV of Foix]
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Gaston II of Foix
Gaston II of Foix was a 13th-century French nobleman who ruled the County of Foix and was known for his military and political role in the conflicts of southern France.
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Gaston I of Foix
Gaston I of Foix was a medieval French nobleman who ruled the County of Foix in the early 11th century and helped establish the prominence of the House of Foix in southwestern France.
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C.
Gaston III, Count of Foix
Gaston III, Count of Foix was a powerful 14th-century French nobleman and military leader renowned for his role in the Hundred Years’ War and his cultured, chivalric court.
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D.
Roger Bernard II of Foix
Roger Bernard II of Foix was a 13th-century French nobleman and Count of Foix known for his involvement in the politics and conflicts of southern France during and after the Albigensian Crusade.
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Roger I of Foix
Roger I of Foix was a medieval French nobleman who served as an early count of the House of Foix in the Pyrenean region.
- 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: Gaston IV of Foix Target entity description: Gaston IV of Foix was a 15th-century French nobleman and military leader, known as Count of Foix and Viscount of Béarn, who played a significant role in the final phase of the Hundred Years’ War and in the politics of southwestern France.
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A.
Gaston II of Foix
Gaston II of Foix was a 13th-century French nobleman who ruled the County of Foix and was known for his military and political role in the conflicts of southern France.
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B.
Gaston I of Foix
Gaston I of Foix was a medieval French nobleman who ruled the County of Foix in the early 11th century and helped establish the prominence of the House of Foix in southwestern France.
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C.
Gaston III, Count of Foix
Gaston III, Count of Foix was a powerful 14th-century French nobleman and military leader renowned for his role in the Hundred Years’ War and his cultured, chivalric court.
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D.
Roger Bernard II of Foix
Roger Bernard II of Foix was a 13th-century French nobleman and Count of Foix known for his involvement in the politics and conflicts of southern France during and after the Albigensian Crusade.
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E.
Roger I of Foix
Roger I of Foix was a medieval French nobleman who served as an early count of the House of Foix in the Pyrenean region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Count
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Viscount ⓘ human ⓘ military leader ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kingdom of Navarre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Roncevaux Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Catherine of Navarre
NERFINISHED
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Francis Phoebus of Navarre NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaston of Foix, Prince of Viana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1422 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1472 ⓘ |
| father | John I, Count of Foix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Gaston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTerritory |
County of Bigorre
NERFINISHED
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County of Foix NERFINISHED ⓘ County of Longueville NERFINISHED ⓘ Viscounty of Béarn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | politics of southwestern France ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
French
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Occitan ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Foix
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Foix-Grailly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| mother | Jeanne d’Albret, Countess of Dreux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Foix-Grailly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Count of Foix
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viscount of Béarn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
expansion of Foix-Béarn influence in Gascony
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role in the politics of the Kingdom of Navarre ⓘ support for the French crown against England in southwestern France ⓘ |
| notableWork | military campaigns in the final phase of the Hundred Years’ War ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Hundred Years’ War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Foix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Roncevaux Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Count of Bigorre
NERFINISHED
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Count of Foix NERFINISHED ⓘ Count of Longueville NERFINISHED ⓘ Viscount of Béarn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Eleanor of Navarre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | French crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gaston IV of Foix Description of subject: Gaston IV of Foix was a 15th-century French nobleman and military leader, known as Count of Foix and Viscount of Béarn, who played a significant role in the final phase of the Hundred Years’ War and in the politics of southwestern France.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gaston IV, Count of Foix
this entity surface form:
Gaston IV, Count of Foix