Montfort family
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The Montfort family was a prominent medieval French noble house known for its influential crusaders and political leaders, including Simon de Montfort.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Montfort family canonical | 6 |
| de Montfort family | 3 |
| Montfort dynasty | 2 |
| Montfort (surname) | 1 |
| Montfort dynastic line | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12928947 — 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: Montfort family Context triple: [Alix de Montmorency, spouseNobleFamily, Montfort family]
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A.
Motte family
The Motte family was a prominent colonial-era family in South Carolina, influential in the political, economic, and social life of the Goose Creek region.
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B.
Mortimer family
The Mortimer family is a prominent American lineage known for its social standing, wealth, and connections to other influential East Coast families.
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C.
Tourville family
The Tourville family is a French noble lineage best known for producing Admiral Anne Hilarion de Tourville, one of France’s most celebrated naval commanders under Louis XIV.
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D.
Godfrey family
The Godfrey family was a prominent colonial-era family associated with the Goose Creek area in the former Province of South Carolina.
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E.
de Vaux family
The de Vaux family was a prominent medieval noble lineage in Scotland and England, known for its Anglo-Norman origins and early feudal lordships.
- 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: Montfort family Target entity description: The Montfort family was a prominent medieval French noble house known for its influential crusaders and political leaders, including Simon de Montfort.
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A.
Motte family
The Motte family was a prominent colonial-era family in South Carolina, influential in the political, economic, and social life of the Goose Creek region.
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B.
Mortimer family
The Mortimer family is a prominent American lineage known for its social standing, wealth, and connections to other influential East Coast families.
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C.
Tourville family
The Tourville family is a French noble lineage best known for producing Admiral Anne Hilarion de Tourville, one of France’s most celebrated naval commanders under Louis XIV.
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D.
Godfrey family
The Godfrey family was a prominent colonial-era family associated with the Goose Creek area in the former Province of South Carolina.
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E.
de Vaux family
The de Vaux family was a prominent medieval noble lineage in Scotland and England, known for its Anglo-Norman origins and early feudal lordships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval French noble house
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noble family ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Capetian dynasty of France
ⓘ
linked to:
Capetian dynasty
|
| associatedWith |
Cathar Crusade
ⓘ
linked to:
Albigensian Crusade
English Parliament in the 13th century ⓘ French royal court ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | arms featuring a lion and various heraldic variations by branch ⓘ |
| contestedWith | House of Blois for control in Brittany ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| dynasticBranch |
Montfort-Brittany branch
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Montfort-Leicester branch ⓘ Montfort-l’Amaury branch ⓘ
linked to:
Montfort-l'Amaury
|
| ethnicOrigin | French ⓘ |
| feudalStatus | high nobility ⓘ |
| heldTerritory |
County of Leicester
ⓘ
linked to:
Leicestershire
Duchy of Brittany ⓘ Montfort-l’Amaury lordship ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| houseType | feudal dynasty ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Albigensian Crusade
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Barons’ War (Second Barons’ War in England) ⓘ
linked to:
Second Barons' War
|
| knownFor |
claims to the Duchy of Brittany
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leadership in the Barons’ War in England ⓘ participation in the Albigensian Crusade ⓘ political influence in medieval France ⓘ |
| language | Old French ⓘ |
| legacy |
influence on development of representative institutions in England through Simon de Montfort
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role in suppression of Catharism in southern France ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Count of Montfort
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Duke of Brittany ⓘ Earl of Leicester ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Amaury VI de Montfort
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linked to:
Amaury VI of Montfort
Guy de Montfort ⓘ John of Montfort (Jean de Montfort), Duke of Brittany ⓘ
linked to:
John of Montfort
Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester ⓘ
linked to:
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester
Simon de Montfort, leader of the Albigensian Crusade ⓘ
linked to:
Simon V de Montfort
Yolande de Dreux, Countess of Montfort ⓘ
linked to:
Yolande of Dreux
|
| originatedIn |
Montfort-l’Amaury
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linked to:
Montfort-l'Amaury
|
| politicalRole |
English peerage through the Leicester earldom
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French nobility ⓘ |
| region |
Île-de-France
ⓘ
linked to:
Île-de-France region
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialClass | aristocracy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Montfort family Description of subject: The Montfort family was a prominent medieval French noble house known for its influential crusaders and political leaders, including Simon de Montfort.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Montfort family
subject linked to:
Montfort-l'Amaury, France
linked to: Montfort family
linked to: Montfort family
linked to: Montfort family
linked to: Montfort family
Arms of Montfort Dukes of Brittany (ermine, a bordure gules)
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symbolizes
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Montfort dynastic line
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linked to: Montfort family