Othon de la Roche
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Othon de la Roche was a Burgundian nobleman and crusader who became the first Latin ruler of Athens after the Fourth Crusade, establishing the de la Roche dynasty there.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Othon de la Roche canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12603581 — 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: Othon de la Roche Context triple: [de la Roche dynasty, founder, Othon de la Roche]
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A.
Odo, Count of Penthièvre
Odo, Count of Penthièvre was an 11th-century Breton nobleman and powerful feudal lord who played a central role in the politics of Brittany as a member of its ruling ducal family.
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B.
Benoît de Boigne
Benoît de Boigne was an 18th–19th century Savoyard adventurer and general who made his fortune commanding armies in India before becoming a prominent benefactor in his native Chambéry.
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C.
Amédée d’Alby
Amédée d’Alby was a French architect and engineer best known for his role in designing Paris’s ornate Pont Alexandre III, one of the city’s most celebrated bridges.
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D.
John of Chalon-Arlay
John of Chalon-Arlay was a medieval French nobleman from the House of Chalon who held significant lordships in the Jura region and played a notable role in the politics of Burgundy and neighboring territories.
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E.
Louis de Brézé
Louis de Brézé was a prominent French nobleman and courtier of the early 16th century, best known as the much older husband of Diane de Poitiers and a high-ranking royal official under King Francis I.
- 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: Othon de la Roche Target entity description: Othon de la Roche was a Burgundian nobleman and crusader who became the first Latin ruler of Athens after the Fourth Crusade, establishing the de la Roche dynasty there.
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A.
Odo, Count of Penthièvre
Odo, Count of Penthièvre was an 11th-century Breton nobleman and powerful feudal lord who played a central role in the politics of Brittany as a member of its ruling ducal family.
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B.
Benoît de Boigne
Benoît de Boigne was an 18th–19th century Savoyard adventurer and general who made his fortune commanding armies in India before becoming a prominent benefactor in his native Chambéry.
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C.
Amédée d’Alby
Amédée d’Alby was a French architect and engineer best known for his role in designing Paris’s ornate Pont Alexandre III, one of the city’s most celebrated bridges.
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D.
John of Chalon-Arlay
John of Chalon-Arlay was a medieval French nobleman from the House of Chalon who held significant lordships in the Jura region and played a notable role in the politics of Burgundy and neighboring territories.
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E.
Louis de Brézé
Louis de Brézé was a prominent French nobleman and courtier of the early 16th century, best known as the much older husband of Diane de Poitiers and a high-ranking royal official under King Francis I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Burgundian noble
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Latin lord ⓘ Lord of Athens ⓘ crusader ⓘ medieval ruler ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Crusader states in Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Crusader states
Latin Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ |
| dynastyFounded | de la Roche dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| familyName | de la Roche ⓘ |
| givenName | Othon ⓘ |
| historicalEventContext | aftermath of the Fourth Crusade ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| knownFor |
establishing Latin feudal rule in Athens
ⓘ
participation in the partition of Byzantine territories ⓘ |
| language | Old French ⓘ |
| legacy |
establishment of a long‑lasting Frankish principality in Athens
ⓘ
integration of Athens into the network of Latin states in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
de la Roche family
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linked to:
de la Roche dynasty
|
| notableFor |
being the first Latin ruler of Athens
ⓘ
founding the de la Roche dynasty in Athens ⓘ |
| occupation |
feudal lord
ⓘ
military leader ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Fourth Crusade ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | feudalism ⓘ |
| powerBase | Frankish states in Greece ⓘ |
| predecessorRegime | Byzantine rule in Athens ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Athens
ⓘ
Burgundy ⓘ Greece ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| ruled | Duchy of Athens ⓘ |
| ruledFrom | Athens ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Attica
ⓘ
Central Greece ⓘ
linked to:
Region of Central Greece
|
| successorState | Duchy of Athens ⓘ |
| title |
Lord of Athens
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Megaskyr of Athens ⓘ |
| tookControlOf | Athens after the Fourth Crusade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Othon de la Roche Description of subject: Othon de la Roche was a Burgundian nobleman and crusader who became the first Latin ruler of Athens after the Fourth Crusade, establishing the de la Roche dynasty there.
Referenced by (5)
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