de Guise
E941595
de Guise is the noble French family name of the powerful House of Guise, a prominent cadet branch of the House of Lorraine influential in 16th-century French politics and religion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| de Guise canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11696895 — 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: de Guise Context triple: [Louis II, Cardinal of Guise, familyName, de Guise]
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A.
Claude, Duke of Guise
Claude, Duke of Guise was a prominent 16th-century French nobleman and military leader who founded the powerful House of Guise and played a key role in the politics of the French Wars of Religion.
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B.
François Joseph, Duke of Guise
François Joseph, Duke of Guise was a French nobleman of the House of Guise, a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine, who held one of the most prestigious ducal titles in early modern France.
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C.
Louis Joseph, Duke of Guise
Louis Joseph, Duke of Guise was a French nobleman of the House of Guise who held one of the most prestigious ducal titles in France during the Ancien Régime.
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D.
Charles, Duke of Guise
Charles, Duke of Guise was a French nobleman of the powerful House of Guise who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries and played a role in the politics of the French Wars of Religion and their aftermath.
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E.
Duke of Guise
The Duke of Guise was a powerful noble title in France associated with the influential Catholic leaders of the House of Guise, who played a central role in the French Wars of Religion.
- 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: de Guise Target entity description: de Guise is the noble French family name of the powerful House of Guise, a prominent cadet branch of the House of Lorraine influential in 16th-century French politics and religion.
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A.
Claude, Duke of Guise
Claude, Duke of Guise was a prominent 16th-century French nobleman and military leader who founded the powerful House of Guise and played a key role in the politics of the French Wars of Religion.
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B.
François Joseph, Duke of Guise
François Joseph, Duke of Guise was a French nobleman of the House of Guise, a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine, who held one of the most prestigious ducal titles in early modern France.
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C.
Louis Joseph, Duke of Guise
Louis Joseph, Duke of Guise was a French nobleman of the House of Guise who held one of the most prestigious ducal titles in France during the Ancien Régime.
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D.
Charles, Duke of Guise
Charles, Duke of Guise was a French nobleman of the powerful House of Guise who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries and played a role in the politics of the French Wars of Religion and their aftermath.
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E.
Duke of Guise
The Duke of Guise was a powerful noble title in France associated with the influential Catholic leaders of the House of Guise, who played a central role in the French Wars of Religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French-language surname
ⓘ
dynastic name ⓘ noble family name ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonarch |
Charles IX of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Francis II of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry III of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | French Catholic League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Guise, Aisne, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cadetBranchOf | House of Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasticTitleAssociated |
Duchess of Guise
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duke of Guise NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince of Joinville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | 16th century ⓘ |
| heldTerritorialBaseIn |
Champagne region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Guise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heraldicTradition | French heraldry ⓘ |
| influentialIn |
French court politics
ⓘ
French religious policy ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
French Wars of Religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre context ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Guise, Aisne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBearer |
Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles, Duke of Mayenne NERFINISHED ⓘ Claude, Duke of Guise NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis, Duke of Guise NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry I, Duke of Guise NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry II, Duke of Guise NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis I, Cardinal of Guise NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary of Guise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence in 16th-century French politics
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role in French Wars of Religion ⓘ |
| partOf |
House of Guise
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Catholic League (France) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedDynasticallyTo | Dukes of Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAlignment | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| religiousConflictRole | Catholic leadership against Huguenots ⓘ |
| rivalOf |
House of Bourbon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huguenot nobility ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | leader of ultra-Catholic faction in 16th-century France ⓘ |
| socialStatus | high nobility ⓘ |
| typeOfNobility | princely house ⓘ |
| usedBy |
House of Guise
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
members of the House of Lorraine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: de Guise Description of subject: de Guise is the noble French family name of the powerful House of Guise, a prominent cadet branch of the House of Lorraine influential in 16th-century French politics and religion.
Referenced by (1)
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