Fieschi assassination attempt
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The Fieschi assassination attempt was an 1835 attack in Paris using a homemade volley gun aimed at King Louis-Philippe I, which killed several bystanders and officials.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fieschi assassination attempt canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fieschi assassination attempt Context triple: [Édouard Mortier, killedIn, Fieschi assassination attempt]
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A.
Fieschi conspiracy of 1547
The Fieschi conspiracy of 1547 was a failed noble plot led by Gian Luigi Fieschi to overthrow Andrea Doria and seize control of the Republic of Genoa.
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B.
Marzabotto massacre
The Marzabotto massacre was a World War II atrocity in which Nazi German troops systematically killed hundreds of Italian civilians near Bologna in 1944, making it one of the worst massacres in Western Europe during the war.
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C.
Assassination of John the Fearless (1419)
The Assassination of John the Fearless (1419) was the politically pivotal murder of the Duke of Burgundy on the bridge at Montereau during negotiations in the Hundred Years’ War, an event that deepened the Armagnac–Burgundian civil conflict and reshaped French power dynamics.
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D.
Pazzi Conspiracy
The Pazzi Conspiracy was a failed 1478 plot by rival Florentine nobles and external allies to assassinate Lorenzo and Giuliano de' Medici and overthrow Medici rule in Florence.
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E.
Sant’Anna di Stazzema massacre
The Sant’Anna di Stazzema massacre was a World War II atrocity in which Nazi German troops killed hundreds of Italian civilians in a small Tuscan village in August 1944.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fieschi assassination attempt Target entity description: The Fieschi assassination attempt was an 1835 attack in Paris using a homemade volley gun aimed at King Louis-Philippe I, which killed several bystanders and officials.
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A.
Fieschi conspiracy of 1547
The Fieschi conspiracy of 1547 was a failed noble plot led by Gian Luigi Fieschi to overthrow Andrea Doria and seize control of the Republic of Genoa.
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B.
Marzabotto massacre
The Marzabotto massacre was a World War II atrocity in which Nazi German troops systematically killed hundreds of Italian civilians near Bologna in 1944, making it one of the worst massacres in Western Europe during the war.
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C.
Assassination of John the Fearless (1419)
The Assassination of John the Fearless (1419) was the politically pivotal murder of the Duke of Burgundy on the bridge at Montereau during negotiations in the Hundred Years’ War, an event that deepened the Armagnac–Burgundian civil conflict and reshaped French power dynamics.
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D.
Pazzi Conspiracy
The Pazzi Conspiracy was a failed 1478 plot by rival Florentine nobles and external allies to assassinate Lorenzo and Giuliano de' Medici and overthrow Medici rule in Florence.
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E.
Sant’Anna di Stazzema massacre
The Sant’Anna di Stazzema massacre was a World War II atrocity in which Nazi German troops killed hundreds of Italian civilians in a small Tuscan village in August 1944.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assassination attempt
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historical event ⓘ terrorist attack ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fieschi attempt
NERFINISHED
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Fieschi attentat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackDirection | fired from a building overlooking the boulevard ⓘ |
| attackType | ambush from upper-story window ⓘ |
| city | Paris ⓘ |
| coConspirator |
Pierre Morey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Théodore Pépin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
contemporary press reports
ⓘ
political caricatures ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | 28 July 1835 ⓘ |
| executionDate | 19 February 1836 ⓘ |
| executionMethod | guillotine ⓘ |
| fatalitiesApproximate | 18 ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfPrimarySources | French ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent security measures for the French king ⓘ |
| injuredApproximate | 40 ⓘ |
| killed |
Marshal Mortier, Duke of Trévise
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
several members of the king's escort ⓘ |
| kingProcessionOccasion | anniversary of the July Revolution ⓘ |
| kingSurvived | true ⓘ |
| legalAftermath | trial and execution of conspirators ⓘ |
| location | Boulevard du Temple, Paris, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchTargeted | Louis-Philippe of the House of Orléans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motive | political opposition to the July Monarchy ⓘ |
| notableVictimRank | Marshal of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfBarrels | 25 ⓘ |
| partOf | series of attempts on the life of Louis-Philippe I ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Giuseppe Marco Fieschi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorCaptured | Giuseppe Marco Fieschi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorExecuted | Giuseppe Marco Fieschi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorInjured | Giuseppe Marco Fieschi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorTriedBy | French court ⓘ |
| politicalContext | July Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
French political violence in the 19th century
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July Revolution of 1830 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
death of bystanders and officials
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failed assassination of Louis-Philippe I ⓘ |
| target | Louis-Philippe I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetOccupation | King of the French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologySignificance | early use of multi-barrel firearm in assassination attempt ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
homemade volley gun
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infernal machine ⓘ |
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Subject: Fieschi assassination attempt Description of subject: The Fieschi assassination attempt was an 1835 attack in Paris using a homemade volley gun aimed at King Louis-Philippe I, which killed several bystanders and officials.
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