Davout
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Davout is a variant form of the French surname d’Avout, most famously borne by Louis-Nicolas Davout, one of Napoleon’s leading marshals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Davout canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19511549 — 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: Davout Context triple: [d’Avout, hasVariant, Davout]
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A.
Achille Murat
Achille Murat was a 19th-century French-born prince and nephew of Napoleon who became an American citizen, planter, and writer in Florida.
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B.
Michel Ney
Michel Ney was a prominent French military commander and marshal of the Napoleonic Wars, renowned for his bravery and leadership in major battles across Europe.
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C.
Marshal Jean-Baptiste Drouet, comte d’Erlon
Marshal Jean-Baptiste Drouet, comte d’Erlon was a prominent French military commander of the Napoleonic Wars who rose from humble origins to become a marshal of France and led corps in several major campaigns, including the Waterloo campaign.
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D.
Maurage
Maurage is a village in the Walloon region of Belgium, forming part of the municipality of La Louvière in the province of Hainaut.
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E.
Kléber
Kléber is a French tire brand known for producing mid-range, reliable tires for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles.
- 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: Davout Target entity description: Davout is a variant form of the French surname d’Avout, most famously borne by Louis-Nicolas Davout, one of Napoleon’s leading marshals.
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A.
Achille Murat
Achille Murat was a 19th-century French-born prince and nephew of Napoleon who became an American citizen, planter, and writer in Florida.
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B.
Michel Ney
Michel Ney was a prominent French military commander and marshal of the Napoleonic Wars, renowned for his bravery and leadership in major battles across Europe.
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C.
Marshal Jean-Baptiste Drouet, comte d’Erlon
Marshal Jean-Baptiste Drouet, comte d’Erlon was a prominent French military commander of the Napoleonic Wars who rose from humble origins to become a marshal of France and led corps in several major campaigns, including the Waterloo campaign.
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D.
Maurage
Maurage is a village in the Walloon region of Belgium, forming part of the municipality of La Louvière in the province of Hainaut.
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E.
Kléber
Kléber is a French tire brand known for producing mid-range, reliable tires for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.