Château de Chinon
E161048
The Château de Chinon is a historic medieval fortress in the Loire Valley of France, renowned for its association with figures like Joan of Arc and the Plantagenet kings.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Château de Chinon canonical | 5 |
| Chinon Castle | 2 |
| French royal court at Chinon | 1 |
| Porte de Chinon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1162415 — 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: Château de Chinon Context triple: [Touraine, containsChâteau, Château de Chinon]
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A.
Château d’Amboise
Château d’Amboise is a historic royal residence overlooking the Loire River in central France, renowned for its Renaissance architecture and association with figures such as King Charles VIII and Leonardo da Vinci.
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B.
Château de Fontainebleau
The Château de Fontainebleau is a vast former royal residence southeast of Paris, renowned for its rich architectural history and role as a favored palace of French monarchs from the Middle Ages through the 19th century.
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C.
Château des Ducs de Bretagne
The Château des Ducs de Bretagne is a historic fortified castle and former residence of the Dukes of Brittany in Nantes, now serving as a major museum and cultural landmark.
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D.
Château de Sceaux
The Château de Sceaux is a grand French country house and former aristocratic estate near Paris, renowned for its classical architecture and extensive formal gardens designed in the French formal style.
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E.
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
The Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a historic royal residence near Paris that served as a principal palace of the French kings during the Renaissance and early Bourbon periods.
- 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: Château de Chinon Target entity description: The Château de Chinon is a historic medieval fortress in the Loire Valley of France, renowned for its association with figures like Joan of Arc and the Plantagenet kings.
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A.
Château d’Amboise
Château d’Amboise is a historic royal residence overlooking the Loire River in central France, renowned for its Renaissance architecture and association with figures such as King Charles VIII and Leonardo da Vinci.
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B.
Château de Fontainebleau
The Château de Fontainebleau is a vast former royal residence southeast of Paris, renowned for its rich architectural history and role as a favored palace of French monarchs from the Middle Ages through the 19th century.
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C.
Château des Ducs de Bretagne
The Château des Ducs de Bretagne is a historic fortified castle and former residence of the Dukes of Brittany in Nantes, now serving as a major museum and cultural landmark.
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D.
Château de Sceaux
The Château de Sceaux is a grand French country house and former aristocratic estate near Paris, renowned for its classical architecture and extensive formal gardens designed in the French formal style.
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E.
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
The Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a historic royal residence near Paris that served as a principal palace of the French kings during the Renaissance and early Bourbon periods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ medieval fortress ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Charles VII of France
ⓘ
Joan of Arc ⓘ House of Plantagenet ⓘ
surface form:
Plantagenet dynasty
|
| builder |
Count of Blois
ⓘ
surface form:
Counts of Blois
|
| builtOnSiteOf | earlier fortifications ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Centre-Val de Loire
ⓘ
surface form:
Region Centre-Val de Loire
|
| currentUse | cultural site ⓘ |
| deathDateAtSite | 1189 ⓘ |
| deathPlaceOf | Henry II of England ⓘ |
| event |
Joan of Arc
ⓘ
surface form:
Joan of Arc met Charles VII at Chinon
|
| eventDate | 1429 meeting of Joan of Arc and Charles VII ⓘ |
| functionInMiddleAges |
royal fortress
ⓘ
strategic stronghold ⓘ |
| hasEarliestFortificationDate | 10th century ⓘ |
| hasExhibition |
Joan of Arc exhibition
ⓘ
Plantagenet history exhibition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fort Saint-Georges
ⓘ
Fort du Coudray ⓘ Fort du Milieu ⓘ curtain walls ⓘ gatehouses ⓘ moats ⓘ royal lodgings ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | France ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationStart | 1840 ⓘ |
| laterControlledBy |
Counts of Anjou
ⓘ
House of Plantagenet ⓘ
surface form:
Plantagenet kings of England
|
| locatedIn | Chinon ⓘ |
| locatedInDepartment | Indre-et-Loire ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Centre-Val de Loire ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Loire Valley ⓘ |
| locatedInWineRegion | Touraine ⓘ |
| locatedOn | rocky spur ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Vienne River ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Indre-et-Loire department
ⓘ
surface form:
Conseil départemental d’Indre-et-Loire
|
| materialUsed | tuffeau limestone ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks | town of Chinon ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
France
ⓘ
surface form:
French state
|
| residenceOf | Henry II of England ⓘ |
| significantExpansionDate | 12th century ⓘ |
| strategicRole | controlled routes along the Vienne and Loire rivers ⓘ |
| usedAs |
museum
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Château de Chinon Description of subject: The Château de Chinon is a historic medieval fortress in the Loire Valley of France, renowned for its association with figures like Joan of Arc and the Plantagenet kings.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chinon Castle
this entity surface form:
Chinon Castle
subject surface form:
Indre-et-Loire
this entity surface form:
French royal court at Chinon
this entity surface form:
Porte de Chinon