Duchy of Alençon
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The Duchy of Alençon was a medieval French fief centered on the town of Alençon, historically ruled by cadet branches of the French royal house and involved in key conflicts of the Hundred Years’ War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Duchy of Alençon canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23206104 — 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: Duchy of Alençon Context triple: [Battle of Verneuil, belligerent, Duchy of Alençon]
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A.
Duchy of Mayenne
The Duchy of Mayenne was a French noble territory and title centered on the town of Mayenne, historically associated with powerful aristocratic families involved in the politics and conflicts of the French kingdom.
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B.
Duchy of Orléans
The Duchy of Orléans was a prominent French peerage and territorial domain traditionally granted to close relatives of the king, whose holders played major roles in the politics and succession of the French monarchy.
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C.
Duchy of Nevers
The Duchy of Nevers was a French territorial duchy in Burgundy that became prominent under the Italian House of Gonzaga, who held it as a significant power base from the late 16th century.
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D.
Duchy of Angoulême
The Duchy of Angoulême was a French noble title and territorial principality centered on the town of Angoulême, historically associated with prominent royal and aristocratic families of France.
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E.
Duchy of Guise
The Duchy of Guise was a prominent territorial principality in northeastern France that served as the power base of the influential noble House of Guise during the 16th 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: Duchy of Alençon Target entity description: The Duchy of Alençon was a medieval French fief centered on the town of Alençon, historically ruled by cadet branches of the French royal house and involved in key conflicts of the Hundred Years’ War.
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A.
Duchy of Mayenne
The Duchy of Mayenne was a French noble territory and title centered on the town of Mayenne, historically associated with powerful aristocratic families involved in the politics and conflicts of the French kingdom.
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B.
Duchy of Orléans
The Duchy of Orléans was a prominent French peerage and territorial domain traditionally granted to close relatives of the king, whose holders played major roles in the politics and succession of the French monarchy.
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C.
Duchy of Nevers
The Duchy of Nevers was a French territorial duchy in Burgundy that became prominent under the Italian House of Gonzaga, who held it as a significant power base from the late 16th century.
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D.
Duchy of Angoulême
The Duchy of Angoulême was a French noble title and territorial principality centered on the town of Angoulême, historically associated with prominent royal and aristocratic families of France.
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E.
Duchy of Guise
The Duchy of Guise was a prominent territorial principality in northeastern France that served as the power base of the influential noble House of Guise during the 16th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.