Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth
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Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth, was a French-born mistress of King Charles II of England who became a powerful court favorite and influential political figure in the late 17th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8126340 — 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: Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth Context triple: [Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, mother, Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth]
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Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland
Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland, was a prominent 17th-century English noblewoman best known as one of King Charles II’s most influential mistresses and the mother of several of his illegitimate children.
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Lady Maria Theresa Villiers
Lady Maria Theresa Villiers was a 19th-century British aristocrat and political hostess connected to the influential Villiers family and married to statesman Sir George Cornewall Lewis.
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C.
Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough
Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough was an English noblewoman and political figure who inherited the Marlborough dukedom in her own right and played a significant role in early 18th-century British aristocratic and court life.
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D.
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, was a powerful English courtier and close confidante of Queen Anne who became one of the most influential women and political figures of the early 18th century.
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Duchess of Marlborough
The Duchess of Marlborough is a British noble title historically associated with the influential Churchill family and the grand Blenheim Palace.
- 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: Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth Target entity description: Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth, was a French-born mistress of King Charles II of England who became a powerful court favorite and influential political figure in the late 17th century.
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A.
Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland
Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland, was a prominent 17th-century English noblewoman best known as one of King Charles II’s most influential mistresses and the mother of several of his illegitimate children.
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B.
Lady Maria Theresa Villiers
Lady Maria Theresa Villiers was a 19th-century British aristocrat and political hostess connected to the influential Villiers family and married to statesman Sir George Cornewall Lewis.
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C.
Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough
Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough was an English noblewoman and political figure who inherited the Marlborough dukedom in her own right and played a significant role in early 18th-century British aristocratic and court life.
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D.
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, was a powerful English courtier and close confidante of Queen Anne who became one of the most influential women and political figures of the early 18th century.
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E.
Duchess of Marlborough
The Duchess of Marlborough is a British noble title historically associated with the influential Churchill family and the grand Blenheim Palace.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French aristocrat
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courtier ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ political figure ⓘ royal mistress ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Louise de Keroual
NERFINISHED
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Madame de Portsmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Louis XIV of France
NERFINISHED
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Treaty of Dover era politics ⓘ |
| becameRoyalMistressInYear | circa 1671 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1649-09-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Kerouaille, near Brest, Brittany, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broughtToEnglandBy | Henrietta Anne, Duchess of Orléans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Church of the Jacobins, Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| court | Court of Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdDuchessOfAubignyBy | Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdDuchessOfAubignyInYear | 1684 ⓘ |
| createdDuchessOfPortsmouthBy | Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdDuchessOfPortsmouthInYear | 1673 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1734-11-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Paris, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredEnglishCourtInYear | 1670 ⓘ |
| era | Restoration England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | de Kérouaille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Guillaume de Penancoët, Seigneur de Kérouaille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit |
1670s
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1680s ⓘ |
| fullName | Louise Renée de Penancoët de Kérouaille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Louise ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a prominent Catholic favorite at a Protestant court
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influence over Charles II of England ⓘ promoting French interests in England ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mistressOf | Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Marie de Ploeuc de Timeur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Duchess of Aubigny
NERFINISHED
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Duchess of Portsmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchess of Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAllegiance | pro-French faction at the English court ⓘ |
| portraitBy |
Pierre Mignard
NERFINISHED
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Sir Peter Lely NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Aubigny-sur-Nère, France
NERFINISHED
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Whitehall Palace, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | lady-in-waiting to Henrietta Anne, Duchess of Orléans ⓘ |
| spouse | never married ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth Description of subject: Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth, was a French-born mistress of King Charles II of England who became a powerful court favorite and influential political figure in the late 17th century.
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