Château de Voltaire
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Château de Voltaire is an 18th-century residence in Ferney-Voltaire, France, best known as the longtime home of the Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire and a key site of his intellectual and literary activity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Château de Voltaire canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T551795 — 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 Voltaire Context triple: [Ferney-Voltaire, hasHeritageSite, Château de Voltaire]
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A.
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
The Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a historic royal residence near Paris that served as a principal palace of the French kings during the Renaissance and early Bourbon periods.
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B.
Château de la Muette
Château de la Muette is a historic former royal residence in Paris that now serves as the headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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C.
Château of Vauvenargues
The Château of Vauvenargues is a historic Provençal castle in southern France best known as one of Pablo Picasso’s residences and his final resting place.
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D.
Château de Malmaison
Château de Malmaison is a historic French country house near Paris, best known as the private home and political retreat of Empress Joséphine and Napoleon Bonaparte during the Consulate period.
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E.
Château de Boncourt
Château de Boncourt was a French estate best known as the birthplace of the German Romantic poet and botanist Adelbert von Chamisso.
- 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 Voltaire Target entity description: Château de Voltaire is an 18th-century residence in Ferney-Voltaire, France, best known as the longtime home of the Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire and a key site of his intellectual and literary activity.
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A.
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
The Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a historic royal residence near Paris that served as a principal palace of the French kings during the Renaissance and early Bourbon periods.
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B.
Château de la Muette
Château de la Muette is a historic former royal residence in Paris that now serves as the headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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C.
Château of Vauvenargues
The Château of Vauvenargues is a historic Provençal castle in southern France best known as one of Pablo Picasso’s residences and his final resting place.
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D.
Château de Malmaison
Château de Malmaison is a historic French country house near Paris, best known as the private home and political retreat of Empress Joséphine and Napoleon Bonaparte during the Consulate period.
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E.
Château de Boncourt
Château de Boncourt was a French estate best known as the birthplace of the German Romantic poet and botanist Adelbert von Chamisso.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
château
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cultural heritage site ⓘ historic house ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
18th-century architecture
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classical architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | French Enlightenment ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| category |
Historic house museums in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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Monuments historiques of Ain ⓘ Museums in Ain ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Voltaire ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1766 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1758 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse | museum open to the public ⓘ |
| department | Ain ⓘ |
| formerResidenceOf | Voltaire ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Voltaire’s study
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chapel ⓘ formal gardens ⓘ library rooms ⓘ outbuildings ⓘ parkland ⓘ terrace with view toward the Alps ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.chateau-ferney-voltaire.fr ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | monument historique ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | French Ministry of Culture ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | France ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ain
ⓘ
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ferney-Voltaire ⓘ eastern France ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Geneva
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Swiss border ⓘ |
| municipality | Ferney-Voltaire ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Voltaire ⓘ |
| notableResident | Voltaire ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Centre des monuments nationaux ⓘ |
| owner | Voltaire ⓘ |
| region |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
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surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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| significance |
key site of Voltaire’s literary production
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major site of Enlightenment intellectual activity ⓘ |
| tourismType |
Enlightenment heritage site
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literary tourism site ⓘ |
| usedAs | Voltaire’s primary residence ⓘ |
| yearsOfResidence | 1759–1778 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Château de Voltaire Description of subject: Château de Voltaire is an 18th-century residence in Ferney-Voltaire, France, best known as the longtime home of the Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire and a key site of his intellectual and literary activity.
Referenced by (2)
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