Grand Butler of France
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The Grand Butler of France was a high-ranking royal officer of the French crown responsible for overseeing the king’s household wine supplies and certain ceremonial and administrative duties.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Butler of France canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13300708 — 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: Grand Butler of France Context triple: [John of Brienne, Grand Butler of France, positionHeld, Grand Butler of France]
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A.
Grand Huntsman of France
The Grand Huntsman of France was a high-ranking royal court official responsible for overseeing the king’s hunts and managing the royal hunting grounds and game.
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B.
Duke of Richelieu
The Duke of Richelieu was a French ducal title historically associated with the powerful Richelieu family, most famously linked to Cardinal Richelieu, chief minister to King Louis XIII.
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C.
Duke of Choiseul for France
The Duke of Choiseul for France was a powerful 18th-century French statesman and foreign minister who directed French diplomacy and military policy during the latter stages of the Seven Years' War and the early reign of Louis XV.
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D.
Marquis de Saint-Mesme
Marquis de Saint-Mesme is the French noble title historically borne by the mathematician Guillaume de l’Hôpital, known for L’Hôpital’s rule in calculus.
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E.
Surintendant des Bâtiments du Roi
Surintendant des Bâtiments du Roi was the senior royal office in charge of overseeing the design, construction, and maintenance of the king’s buildings and artistic projects in France under the Ancien Régime.
- 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: Grand Butler of France Target entity description: The Grand Butler of France was a high-ranking royal officer of the French crown responsible for overseeing the king’s household wine supplies and certain ceremonial and administrative duties.
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A.
Grand Huntsman of France
The Grand Huntsman of France was a high-ranking royal court official responsible for overseeing the king’s hunts and managing the royal hunting grounds and game.
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B.
Duke of Richelieu
The Duke of Richelieu was a French ducal title historically associated with the powerful Richelieu family, most famously linked to Cardinal Richelieu, chief minister to King Louis XIII.
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C.
Duke of Choiseul for France
The Duke of Choiseul for France was a powerful 18th-century French statesman and foreign minister who directed French diplomacy and military policy during the latter stages of the Seven Years' War and the early reign of Louis XV.
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D.
Marquis de Saint-Mesme
Marquis de Saint-Mesme is the French noble title historically borne by the mathematician Guillaume de l’Hôpital, known for L’Hôpital’s rule in calculus.
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E.
Surintendant des Bâtiments du Roi
Surintendant des Bâtiments du Roi was the senior royal office in charge of overseeing the design, construction, and maintenance of the king’s buildings and artistic projects in France under the Ancien Régime.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial office
ⓘ
court office ⓘ royal household office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | French royal court ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French nobility
ⓘ
royal banquets ⓘ royal ceremonies ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedActivity |
court ceremony
ⓘ
wine supply management ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
court ceremonial protocol
ⓘ
royal household provisioning ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
administrative responsibilities related to wine procurement
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management of accounts related to wine purchases for the crown ⓘ management of royal wine cellars ⓘ organization of certain court ceremonies involving wine ⓘ oversight of the king’s wine supplies ⓘ participation in royal ceremonial functions ⓘ representation of the king in specific ceremonial contexts ⓘ supervision of officers and servants in charge of wine ⓘ supervision of provisioning wine for the royal household ⓘ |
| hasRank | high-ranking officer of the French crown ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early modern France
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medieval France ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Grand Chambellan de France
ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Chamberlain of France
Grand Panetier de France ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Panetier of France
Grand Échanson de France ⓘ Grand Écuyer de France ⓘ |
| isPositionInOrganization |
French monarchy
ⓘ
royal court of France ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitleInFrench | Grand Bouteiller de France ⓘ |
| partOf |
Maison du Roi
ⓘ
Royal Household of France ⓘ
linked to:
French royal court
|
| reportsTo | King of France ⓘ |
| seatOfOffice | French royal court at Paris ⓘ |
| symbolizes | control over royal wine and hospitality ⓘ |
| typeOfPower |
ceremonial authority
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household authority ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | Ancien Régime ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grand Butler of France Description of subject: The Grand Butler of France was a high-ranking royal officer of the French crown responsible for overseeing the king’s household wine supplies and certain ceremonial and administrative duties.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.