burgher of Calais
C35305
concept
A "burgher of Calais" is a prominent citizen of the French city of Calais, historically referring to one of the six leaders who offered themselves as hostages to King Edward III of England during the Hundred Years’ War to save their fellow townspeople.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| burgher of Calais canonical | 6 |
| person from Calais | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: burgher of Calais
Generated description
A "burgher of Calais" is a prominent citizen of the French city of Calais, historically referring to one of the six leaders who offered themselves as hostages to King Edward III of England during the Hundred Years’ War to save their fellow townspeople.
Instances (6)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Jacques de Wissant | — |
| Jean de Fiennes | — |
| Andrieu d’Andres | — |
| Jean d’Aire | — |
| Eustache de Saint Pierre | — |
| Pierre de Wissant | — |