Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron
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Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, was a prominent 16th-century French soldier and marshal known for his distinguished service during the French Wars of Religion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9764959 — 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: Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron Context triple: [Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron, father, Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron]
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Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron
Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron was a prominent late 16th-century French nobleman and military commander who served under King Henry IV and played a key role in France’s wars against Spain before being executed for treason.
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Armand Louis de Gontaut
Armand Louis de Gontaut, duc de Biron, was an 18th-century French nobleman and marshal who played a prominent military role under Louis XV and Louis XVI before being executed during the French Revolution.
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Comte de la Fère
Comte de la Fère is the noble title and true identity of Athos, one of the central musketeer characters in Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel "The Three Musketeers."
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Duc de La Force
Duc de La Force was a French noble title held by members of the influential de Caumont family, one of whom gave his name to the notorious La Force prison in Paris.
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E.
Marquis of Gerbéviller
The Marquis of Gerbéviller is a noble title historically associated with a cadet branch of the influential French House of Lorraine.
- 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: Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron Target entity description: Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, was a prominent 16th-century French soldier and marshal known for his distinguished service during the French Wars of Religion.
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A.
Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron
Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron was a prominent late 16th-century French nobleman and military commander who served under King Henry IV and played a key role in France’s wars against Spain before being executed for treason.
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B.
Armand Louis de Gontaut
Armand Louis de Gontaut, duc de Biron, was an 18th-century French nobleman and marshal who played a prominent military role under Louis XV and Louis XVI before being executed during the French Revolution.
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C.
Comte de la Fère
Comte de la Fère is the noble title and true identity of Athos, one of the central musketeer characters in Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel "The Three Musketeers."
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D.
Duc de La Force
Duc de La Force was a French noble title held by members of the influential de Caumont family, one of whom gave his name to the notorious La Force prison in Paris.
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E.
Marquis of Gerbéviller
The Marquis of Gerbéviller is a noble title historically associated with a cadet branch of the influential French House of Lorraine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French nobleman
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human ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| allegiance | French Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1524 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Biron, Dordogne
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Périgord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | wounds received in battle ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1592-07-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Champagne
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Épernay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| familyName | de Gontaut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherOf | Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Armand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Gontaut-Biron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French royal army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | marshal of France ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Gontaut-Biron family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | baron de Biron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Coutras
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Moncontour NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of La Rochelle (1572–1573) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinguished service during the French Wars of Religion
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loyalty to the French monarchy ⓘ military leadership in sieges and field battles ⓘ supporting Henry of Navarre (future Henry IV) in later Wars of Religion ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
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soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
French Wars of Religion
NERFINISHED
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French Wars of Religion – Huguenot rebellions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | governor in Guyenne ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Charles IX of France
NERFINISHED
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Henry III of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry IV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleHeld |
baron de Biron
NERFINISHED
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marshal of France ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron Description of subject: Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, was a prominent 16th-century French soldier and marshal known for his distinguished service during the French Wars of Religion.
Referenced by (2)
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