Hôtel des Tournelles
E208548
The Hôtel des Tournelles was a former royal residence in Paris, historically notable as the place where King Henry II of France died after a jousting accident in 1559.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hôtel des Tournelles canonical | 2 |
| Hôtel Saint-Pol, Paris | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1863212 — 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: Hôtel des Tournelles Context triple: [Henry II of France, deathPlace, Hôtel des Tournelles]
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A.
Hôtel de Soubise
The Hôtel de Soubise is a grand 18th-century Parisian hôtel particulier renowned for its Rococo interiors and historic role as a seat of French state archives.
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B.
Palais-Royal
The Palais-Royal is a historic Parisian palace complex near the Louvre that has long served as a political, cultural, and theatrical center of French life.
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C.
Hôtel Negresco
Hôtel Negresco is a historic, luxury Belle Époque hotel in Nice, France, renowned for its opulent architecture, art collection, and status as a Riviera icon.
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D.
Hôtel de Sully
The Hôtel de Sully is a 17th-century aristocratic townhouse in Paris, renowned as a prime example of French Baroque architecture and now used as a cultural and heritage site.
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E.
Salle des Capucines
Salle des Capucines was the original name of the historic Parisian opera house now known as the Palais Garnier, a landmark of 19th-century French architecture and culture.
- 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: Hôtel des Tournelles Target entity description: The Hôtel des Tournelles was a former royal residence in Paris, historically notable as the place where King Henry II of France died after a jousting accident in 1559.
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A.
Hôtel de Soubise
The Hôtel de Soubise is a grand 18th-century Parisian hôtel particulier renowned for its Rococo interiors and historic role as a seat of French state archives.
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B.
Palais-Royal
The Palais-Royal is a historic Parisian palace complex near the Louvre that has long served as a political, cultural, and theatrical center of French life.
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C.
Hôtel Negresco
Hôtel Negresco is a historic, luxury Belle Époque hotel in Nice, France, renowned for its opulent architecture, art collection, and status as a Riviera icon.
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D.
Hôtel de Sully
The Hôtel de Sully is a 17th-century aristocratic townhouse in Paris, renowned as a prime example of French Baroque architecture and now used as a cultural and heritage site.
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E.
Salle des Capucines
Salle des Capucines was the original name of the historic Parisian opera house now known as the Palais Garnier, a landmark of 19th-century French architecture and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former building
ⓘ
hôtel particulier ⓘ royal residence ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval architecture ⓘ |
| causeOfEvent | jousting accident ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1559 ⓘ |
| demolished | 16th century ⓘ |
| demolishedBy |
Catherine de’ Medici
ⓘ
surface form:
Catherine de' Medici
|
| era |
Late Middle Ages
ⓘ
Renaissance France ⓘ |
| function |
court residence
ⓘ
residence of the king ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | no longer extant ⓘ |
| historicalRole | principal Paris residence of French kings before the Louvre became primary royal palace ⓘ |
| knownFor | site of Henry II’s fatal injury ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Marais ⓘ Paris ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Place des Vosges ⓘ |
| locationRelativeTo | north of present-day Place des Vosges ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Faubourg-Saint-Denis district
ⓘ
surface form:
Tournelles district
|
| notableEvent | death of Henry II of France ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval Paris cityscape ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Place Royale
ⓘ
Place des Vosges ⓘ |
| resident |
Francis I of France
ⓘ
Henry II of France ⓘ Louis XII of France ⓘ |
| significantFor |
French royal history
ⓘ
history of Paris ⓘ |
| status | destroyed ⓘ |
| usedAs | royal residence ⓘ |
| usedBy |
French royal family
ⓘ
surface form:
French monarchy
Kings of France ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hôtel des Tournelles Description of subject: The Hôtel des Tournelles was a former royal residence in Paris, historically notable as the place where King Henry II of France died after a jousting accident in 1559.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hôtel Saint-Pol, Paris