Château de Coucy
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Château de Coucy is a medieval fortress in northern France, once famed for its massive keep and strategic importance, now preserved as an impressive ruin.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Château de Coucy canonical | 7 |
| Coucy Castle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7415996 — 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: Château de Coucy Context triple: [Coucy, France, hasPart, Château de Coucy]
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A.
Château de Guise
Château de Guise is a historic medieval fortress in northern France that served as the powerful stronghold of the influential Dukes of Guise.
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B.
Château des Dames
Château des Dames is the famed French Renaissance château of Chenonceau, celebrated for its elegant arches spanning the River Cher and its long association with influential women in French history.
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C.
Château de Villers-Cotterêts
Château de Villers-Cotterêts is a historic French royal residence in Villers-Cotterêts, notable for its Renaissance architecture and association with King Francis I.
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D.
Château de Brienne
Château de Brienne is a historic French castle in the town of Brienne-le-Château, notably associated with Napoleon Bonaparte’s early military education.
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E.
Château de Falaise
Château de Falaise is a medieval fortress in Normandy, France, best known as the birthplace and stronghold of William the Conqueror.
- 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: Château de Coucy Target entity description: Château de Coucy is a medieval fortress in northern France, once famed for its massive keep and strategic importance, now preserved as an impressive ruin.
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A.
Château de Guise
Château de Guise is a historic medieval fortress in northern France that served as the powerful stronghold of the influential Dukes of Guise.
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B.
Château des Dames
Château des Dames is the famed French Renaissance château of Chenonceau, celebrated for its elegant arches spanning the River Cher and its long association with influential women in French history.
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C.
Château de Villers-Cotterêts
Château de Villers-Cotterêts is a historic French royal residence in Villers-Cotterêts, notable for its Renaissance architecture and association with King Francis I.
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D.
Château de Brienne
Château de Brienne is a historic French castle in the town of Brienne-le-Château, notably associated with Napoleon Bonaparte’s early military education.
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E.
Château de Falaise
Château de Falaise is a medieval fortress in Normandy, France, best known as the birthplace and stronghold of William the Conqueror.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ medieval castle ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| builderFamily | House of Coucy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Enguerrand III de Coucy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 13th century ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentCondition | impressive ruin ⓘ |
| demolishedPartiallyIn | 1917 ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | German army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destructionContext | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameterOfKeep | approximately 31 meters ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| hasNickname | one of the greatest medieval fortresses in Europe ⓘ |
| hasPart |
baileys
ⓘ
curtain walls ⓘ gatehouses ⓘ keep ⓘ moat ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| hasViewOver | village of Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heightOfKeep | approximately 54 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPartOf | northern France ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Aisne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hauts-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Laon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soissons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | hilltop ⓘ |
| managedBy | Centre des monuments nationaux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
imposing fortifications
ⓘ
massive keep ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
feudal stronghold
ⓘ
residence of the lords of Coucy ⓘ |
| ownedBy | French state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionHistorical | Picardy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | ruin ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
controlled routes between Soissons and Laon
ⓘ
major stronghold in Picardy ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
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heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedUntil | early modern period ⓘ |
| wallThicknessOfKeep | approximately 7 meters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Château de Coucy Description of subject: Château de Coucy is a medieval fortress in northern France, once famed for its massive keep and strategic importance, now preserved as an impressive ruin.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Coucy Castle