Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of France
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The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of France was the chief ministerial post responsible for directing French foreign policy and diplomacy under the Ancien Régime.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of France canonical | 1 |
| Secretary of State of France | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10575860 — 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: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of France Context triple: [Étienne François de Choiseul, positionHeld, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of France]
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A.
Secretary of State for European Affairs of France
The Secretary of State for European Affairs of France is a junior ministerial role within the French government responsible for managing France’s relations with the European Union and coordinating European policy.
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B.
Deputy Prime Minister of France
The Deputy Prime Minister of France was a historical governmental role typically held by prominent political leaders who assisted the Prime Minister and played a key part in coalition or national unity governments.
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C.
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs
The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs is France’s chief government official responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy, diplomatic relations, and European affairs.
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D.
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was a senior British cabinet post historically responsible for directing the United Kingdom’s foreign policy and diplomatic relations.
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E.
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was the senior official in charge of directing and managing the foreign policy and diplomatic relations of the German Empire.
- 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: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of France Target entity description: The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of France was the chief ministerial post responsible for directing French foreign policy and diplomacy under the Ancien Régime.
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A.
Secretary of State for European Affairs of France
The Secretary of State for European Affairs of France is a junior ministerial role within the French government responsible for managing France’s relations with the European Union and coordinating European policy.
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B.
Deputy Prime Minister of France
The Deputy Prime Minister of France was a historical governmental role typically held by prominent political leaders who assisted the Prime Minister and played a key part in coalition or national unity governments.
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C.
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs
The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs is France’s chief government official responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy, diplomatic relations, and European affairs.
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D.
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was a senior British cabinet post historically responsible for directing the United Kingdom’s foreign policy and diplomatic relations.
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E.
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was the senior official in charge of directing and managing the foreign policy and diplomatic relations of the German Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
foreign affairs ministry position
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government office ⓘ ministerial position ⓘ |
| abolishedAsAResultOf | French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | King of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Ancien Régime offices
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Defunct government positions in France ⓘ Foreign ministers of France ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| existedDuring |
Ancien Régime
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
reign of Louis XIV of France ⓘ reign of Louis XV of France ⓘ reign of Louis XVI of France ⓘ |
| field |
diplomacy
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international relations ⓘ |
| followedBy | Minister of Foreign Affairs of France ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| hasFrenchName | Secrétaire d'État aux Affaires étrangères NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResponsibility |
conduct of French diplomacy
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correspondence with foreign courts ⓘ direction of French foreign policy ⓘ management of relations with foreign states ⓘ negotiation of treaties ⓘ oversight of French ambassadors ⓘ oversight of French envoys ⓘ |
| hierarchicalPosition | senior ministerial office ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-revolutionary France ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | foreign relations of France ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Île-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHeldByHeadOf | French foreign policy ⓘ |
| officeHolder |
Armand Marc, comte de Montmorin
NERFINISHED
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Arnauld de Pomponne NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Colbert de Croissy NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes NERFINISHED ⓘ Germain Louis Chauvelin NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Baptiste Colbert de Torcy NERFINISHED ⓘ Étienne François de Choiseul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ancien Régime government of France
NERFINISHED
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Royal Council of the King of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | King’s secretaries handling foreign correspondence ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Minister of Foreign Affairs of France ⓘ |
| reportsTo | King of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seat |
Paris
NERFINISHED
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Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
French
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Latin ⓘ various diplomatic languages ⓘ |
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Subject: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of France Description of subject: The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of France was the chief ministerial post responsible for directing French foreign policy and diplomacy under the Ancien Régime.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nicolas de Neufville, seigneur de Villeroy
this entity surface form:
Secretary of State of France