Battle of Ivry
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The Battle of Ivry was a decisive 1590 victory of Henry IV of France over the Catholic League that helped secure his claim to the French throne during the French Wars of Religion.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Ivry canonical | 4 |
| Battle of Ivry-la-Bataille | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1570430 — 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: Battle of Ivry Context triple: [War of the Three Henrys, significantEvent, Battle of Ivry]
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A.
Battle of Patay
The Battle of Patay was a decisive 1429 French victory led by Joan of Arc that shattered English longbow dominance and marked a major turning point in the Hundred Years' War.
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B.
Battle of Bouvines
The Battle of Bouvines was a decisive 1214 medieval conflict in which King Philip II of France defeated an imperial and Anglo-Flemish coalition, significantly strengthening the French monarchy and weakening his rivals.
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C.
Battle of Formigny
The Battle of Formigny was a decisive 1450 engagement in Normandy in which French forces defeated the English, helping to end English dominance in northern France during the closing phase of the Hundred Years' War.
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D.
Battle of Crécy
The Battle of Crécy was a major English victory over the French in 1346 during the Hundred Years' War, noted for the decisive use of the longbow and the emergence of England as a dominant military power.
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E.
Battle of Castillon
The Battle of Castillon was the 1453 engagement in southwestern France that effectively ended the Hundred Years' War by securing a decisive French victory over the English.
- 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: Battle of Ivry Target entity description: The Battle of Ivry was a decisive 1590 victory of Henry IV of France over the Catholic League that helped secure his claim to the French throne during the French Wars of Religion.
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A.
Battle of Patay
The Battle of Patay was a decisive 1429 French victory led by Joan of Arc that shattered English longbow dominance and marked a major turning point in the Hundred Years' War.
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B.
Battle of Bouvines
The Battle of Bouvines was a decisive 1214 medieval conflict in which King Philip II of France defeated an imperial and Anglo-Flemish coalition, significantly strengthening the French monarchy and weakening his rivals.
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C.
Battle of Formigny
The Battle of Formigny was a decisive 1450 engagement in Normandy in which French forces defeated the English, helping to end English dominance in northern France during the closing phase of the Hundred Years' War.
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D.
Battle of Crécy
The Battle of Crécy was a major English victory over the French in 1346 during the Hundred Years' War, noted for the decisive use of the longbow and the emergence of England as a dominant military power.
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E.
Battle of Castillon
The Battle of Castillon was the 1453 engagement in southwestern France that effectively ended the Hundred Years' War by securing a decisive French victory over the English.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Ivry
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surface form:
Battle of Ivry-la-Bataille
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| associatedMonarch |
Henry III of France
ⓘ
surface form:
Henry III of France (as predecessor in the succession crisis)
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| belligerent |
Catholic League
ⓘ
Royalist forces of Henry IV of France ⓘ |
| category |
1590 in France
ⓘ
Battles involving France ⓘ Battles of the French Wars of Religion ⓘ |
| chronology | fought after the death of Henry III of France ⓘ |
| combatant |
Catholic League in France
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surface form:
Catholic League forces
Huguenot forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Duke of Mayenne
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surface form:
Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne
Duke of Mayenne ⓘ Henry IV of France ⓘ |
| conflict | French Wars of Religion ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | 14 March 1590 ⓘ |
| depictedIn | painting "The Battle of Ivry" by Peter Paul Rubens ⓘ |
| era | late 16th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Siege of Paris (1590) ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
religious conflict between Catholics and Huguenots
ⓘ
succession to the French crown ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Modern period ⓘ |
| involvedDynasty | House of Bourbon ⓘ |
| involvedFaction |
Catholic League in France
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surface form:
Catholic League (France)
French Royalists ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | French ⓘ |
| locationNowIn | Eure department ⓘ |
| locationRegion | Normandy ⓘ |
| monarchInvolved | Henry IV of France ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Henry IV’s white plume (panache blanc) as a rallying symbol
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use of cavalry charges by Henry IV ⓘ |
| opponent | Catholic League ⓘ |
| outcome |
consolidation of Henry IV’s political authority
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weakening of the Catholic League ⓘ |
| partOf | French Wars of Religion ⓘ |
| place | near Ivry-la-Bataille ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Siege of Paris (1590)
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surface form:
Siege of Paris (1589–1590) (contextually related phase of the war)
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| relatedTo |
Bourbon succession to the French throne
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French Wars of Religion ⓘ
surface form:
Wars of Religion in France
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| result |
decisive royalist victory
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victory of Henry IV of France ⓘ |
| significance |
helped secure Henry IV’s claim to the French throne
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strengthened the position of the Bourbon dynasty ⓘ turning point in the French Wars of Religion ⓘ |
| year | 1590 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Battle of Ivry-la-Bataille