Principality of Sedan
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The Principality of Sedan was a small independent sovereign state in northeastern France centered on the fortified town of Sedan, which played a notable role in early modern European political and military history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Principality of Sedan canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1600660 — 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.
Target entity: Principality of Sedan Context triple: [Henri de la Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, birthPlace, Principality of Sedan]
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Duchy of Lorraine
The Duchy of Lorraine was a historically significant autonomous state in the Holy Roman Empire, located in what is now northeastern France, that played a key strategic role in European conflicts before its eventual annexation by France in the 18th century.
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Grand Duchy of Berg
The Grand Duchy of Berg was a short-lived Napoleonic client state in western Germany, ruled by Napoleon’s relatives and allies as part of his reorganization of the Holy Roman Empire’s territories.
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Principality of Orange
The Principality of Orange was a historic sovereign state in what is now southeastern France, whose title later became closely associated with the Dutch royal House of Orange-Nassau.
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Duchy of Luxembourg
The Duchy of Luxembourg was a medieval and early modern European state centered on the city of Luxembourg, which evolved from a county into a duchy and later formed the historical core of the modern country of Luxembourg.
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E.
Duchy of Westphalia
The Duchy of Westphalia was a medieval territorial principality in the Holy Roman Empire, largely under the control of the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne and located in what is now western Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Principality of Sedan Target entity description: The Principality of Sedan was a small independent sovereign state in northeastern France centered on the fortified town of Sedan, which played a notable role in early modern European political and military history.
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A.
Duchy of Lorraine
The Duchy of Lorraine was a historically significant autonomous state in the Holy Roman Empire, located in what is now northeastern France, that played a key strategic role in European conflicts before its eventual annexation by France in the 18th century.
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B.
Grand Duchy of Berg
The Grand Duchy of Berg was a short-lived Napoleonic client state in western Germany, ruled by Napoleon’s relatives and allies as part of his reorganization of the Holy Roman Empire’s territories.
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C.
Principality of Orange
The Principality of Orange was a historic sovereign state in what is now southeastern France, whose title later became closely associated with the Dutch royal House of Orange-Nassau.
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D.
Duchy of Luxembourg
The Duchy of Luxembourg was a medieval and early modern European state centered on the city of Luxembourg, which evolved from a county into a duchy and later formed the historical core of the modern country of Luxembourg.
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E.
Duchy of Westphalia
The Duchy of Westphalia was a medieval territorial principality in the Holy Roman Empire, largely under the control of the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne and located in what is now western Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former principality
ⓘ
sovereign state ⓘ |
| academyClosed | 1681 (after annexation and integration into France) ⓘ |
| academyFounded | 1602 ⓘ |
| annexationConfirmedBy | Treaty of Paris (1642) ⓘ |
| annexationReignOf |
King Louis XIII
ⓘ
surface form:
Louis XIII of France
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| annexedBy | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| capital | Sedan ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsBearer | House of La Tour d’Auvergne arms ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currency | French livre (in later period) ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrAbolished | 1642 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1642 ⓘ |
| era | early modern period ⓘ |
| governmentForm |
hereditary monarchy
ⓘ
principality ⓘ |
| hasCapitalFeature |
Château de Sedan
ⓘ
surface form:
fortress of Sedan
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| hasCharacteristic | fortified town center ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | Academy of Sedan ⓘ |
| hasType | microstate ⓘ |
| incorporatedInto |
historical province of Champagne
ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Champagne (within France)
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| knownFor |
Protestant refuge in France
ⓘ
early modern diplomatic activity ⓘ military stronghold ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ardennes region
ⓘ
northeastern France ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Meuse
ⓘ
surface form:
Meuse River
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| militaryArchitecture | bastioned fortress ⓘ |
| notableEvent | submission of Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne to Louis XIII (1641–1642) ⓘ |
| notableRuler | Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf |
Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Roman Empire (nominally, in early period)
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| playedRoleIn |
French Wars of Religion
ⓘ
Thirty Years' War ⓘ
surface form:
Thirty Years’ War
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| politicalStatus | buffer state between France and German territories ⓘ |
| predecessor | Lordship of Sedan ⓘ |
| religion |
Calvinism
ⓘ
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
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| ruledBy |
House of La Marck
ⓘ
House of La Tour d’Auvergne ⓘ |
| sovereigntyStatus | independent ⓘ |
| startTime | late 15th century ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
border fortress between France and the Empire
ⓘ
control of Meuse crossings ⓘ |
| successor | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| urbanCenter | Sedan ⓘ |
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Subject: Principality of Sedan Description of subject: The Principality of Sedan was a small independent sovereign state in northeastern France centered on the fortified town of Sedan, which played a notable role in early modern European political and military history.
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