Garde du Directoire
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The Garde du Directoire was an elite French military guard unit that protected the executive government during the French Directory period following the Revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Garde du Directoire canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12892475 — 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: Garde du Directoire Context triple: [Imperial Guard, predecessor, Garde du Directoire]
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A.
Les Cent-Jours
Les Cent-Jours refers to the brief 1815 period when Napoleon Bonaparte returned from exile, regained power in France, and ultimately fell after the Battle of Waterloo.
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B.
Les Cent-Jours ou l’esprit de sacrifice
Les Cent-Jours ou l’esprit de sacrifice is a historical and political essay by French statesman Dominique de Villepin analyzing Napoleon’s Hundred Days and the themes of leadership, destiny, and national sacrifice.
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C.
Empereur des Français
Empereur des Français is the French title used by Napoleon Bonaparte and his successors as sovereign rulers of the First and Second French Empires.
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D.
Les Chouans
Les Chouans is a historical novel by Honoré de Balzac, set during the French Revolution and depicting royalist insurgents in Brittany.
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E.
Levée en masse
Levée en masse was the revolutionary French policy of mass conscription that mobilized the nation’s citizens for total war during the late 18th century.
- 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: Garde du Directoire Target entity description: The Garde du Directoire was an elite French military guard unit that protected the executive government during the French Directory period following the Revolution.
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A.
Les Cent-Jours
Les Cent-Jours refers to the brief 1815 period when Napoleon Bonaparte returned from exile, regained power in France, and ultimately fell after the Battle of Waterloo.
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B.
Les Cent-Jours ou l’esprit de sacrifice
Les Cent-Jours ou l’esprit de sacrifice is a historical and political essay by French statesman Dominique de Villepin analyzing Napoleon’s Hundred Days and the themes of leadership, destiny, and national sacrifice.
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C.
Empereur des Français
Empereur des Français is the French title used by Napoleon Bonaparte and his successors as sovereign rulers of the First and Second French Empires.
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D.
Les Chouans
Les Chouans is a historical novel by Honoré de Balzac, set during the French Revolution and depicting royalist insurgents in Brittany.
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E.
Levée en masse
Levée en masse was the revolutionary French policy of mass conscription that mobilized the nation’s citizens for total war during the late 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
guard unit
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | French Directory ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | French Directory ⓘ |
| armedForceType | standing army unit ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | coup d’État politics of the late 1790s ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dissolvedInPeriod | rise of the Consulate ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Garde consulaire
ⓘ
linked to:
French Consulate
Imperial Guard of Napoleon I ⓘ
linked to:
Napoleon’s Imperial Guard
|
| follows | Garde Nationale (as principal political guard) ⓘ |
| formedAs | elite formation selected from line troops ⓘ |
| function |
escort duty for Directors
ⓘ
guarding the executive palace ⓘ maintenance of order in the capital ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| governmentSeatGuarded |
Luxembourg Palace
ⓘ
linked to:
Luxembourg Palace complex
|
| governmentTypeProtected | Directory ⓘ |
| hasRole |
ceremonial guard
ⓘ
internal security ⓘ personal guard of the Directors ⓘ protection of the executive government ⓘ |
| historicalEra | French Revolution ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
cavalry
ⓘ
infantry ⓘ |
| notableSuccessorUnit |
Garde consulaire
ⓘ
Garde impériale ⓘ
linked to:
Napoleon’s Imperial Guard
|
| operatedIn |
France
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| partOf | French Army ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
republican France
ⓘ
linked to:
French First Republic
|
| precededBy |
Maison militaire du roi de France
ⓘ
linked to:
Maison du Roi
|
| relatedTo |
French Revolutionary Army
ⓘ
Garde consulaire ⓘ
linked to:
French Consulate
National Guard (France) ⓘ |
| scopeOfOperations | national ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
proven loyalty to the regime
ⓘ
veteran soldiers ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| symbolOf | authority of the Directory ⓘ |
| timePeriod | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | state security force ⓘ |
| uniformStyle | late 18th-century French Revolutionary military fashion ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | French ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Garde du Directoire Description of subject: The Garde du Directoire was an elite French military guard unit that protected the executive government during the French Directory period following the Revolution.
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