Étienne François de Choiseul
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Étienne François de Choiseul was an influential 18th-century French statesman and diplomat who served as chief minister to King Louis XV and played a key role in shaping France’s foreign and military policy before the Revolution.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Étienne François, Duke of Choiseul | 4 |
| Étienne François de Choiseul canonical | 3 |
| Duc de Choiseul | 2 |
| Duke of Choiseul | 2 |
| François Joseph de Choiseul | 2 |
| Choiseul | 1 |
| de Choiseul | 1 |
| Étienne François, duc de Choiseul | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2280670 — 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: Étienne François de Choiseul Context triple: [Duke of Choiseul, name, Étienne François de Choiseul]
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Jean Gravier, marquis de Vergennes
Jean Gravier, marquis de Vergennes, was an 18th-century French nobleman and diplomat, best known as the elder brother of Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, the influential foreign minister of Louis XVI.
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Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Richelieu is a powerful and cunning 17th-century French statesman and clergyman, often depicted in literature and film as a master political strategist and formidable antagonist.
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C.
Cardinal Mazarin
Cardinal Mazarin was a 17th-century Italian-born French statesman and cardinal who effectively governed France during the minority of Louis XIV, consolidating royal power and continuing the policies of Cardinal Richelieu.
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D.
Duke of Richelieu
The Duke of Richelieu was a French ducal title historically associated with the powerful Richelieu family, most famously linked to Cardinal Richelieu, chief minister to King Louis XIII.
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E.
Choiseul
Choiseul is a large, sparsely populated island in the western Solomon Islands known for its dense rainforests, diverse wildlife, and role in World War II history.
- 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: Étienne François de Choiseul Target entity description: Étienne François de Choiseul was an influential 18th-century French statesman and diplomat who served as chief minister to King Louis XV and played a key role in shaping France’s foreign and military policy before the Revolution.
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A.
Jean Gravier, marquis de Vergennes
Jean Gravier, marquis de Vergennes, was an 18th-century French nobleman and diplomat, best known as the elder brother of Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, the influential foreign minister of Louis XVI.
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B.
Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Richelieu is a powerful and cunning 17th-century French statesman and clergyman, often depicted in literature and film as a master political strategist and formidable antagonist.
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C.
Cardinal Mazarin
Cardinal Mazarin was a 17th-century Italian-born French statesman and cardinal who effectively governed France during the minority of Louis XIV, consolidating royal power and continuing the policies of Cardinal Richelieu.
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D.
Duke of Richelieu
The Duke of Richelieu was a French ducal title historically associated with the powerful Richelieu family, most famously linked to Cardinal Richelieu, chief minister to King Louis XIII.
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E.
Choiseul
Choiseul is a large, sparsely populated island in the western Solomon Islands known for its dense rainforests, diverse wildlife, and role in World War II history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French statesman
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diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1719-06-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Duchy of Lorraine
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Lunéville ⓘ |
| causeOfEndOfPosition | dismissal by Louis XV in 1770 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1785-05-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Chanteloup
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near Amboise ⓘ |
| employer | Louis XV of France ⓘ |
| familyName |
Étienne François de Choiseul
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Choiseul
|
| fieldOfWork |
foreign policy
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military policy ⓘ naval policy ⓘ |
| fullName | Étienne François de Choiseul self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Étienne François ⓘ |
| knownFor |
anti-Jesuit policy in France
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influential role in French government under Louis XV ⓘ reforming the French army and navy ⓘ shaping France’s foreign policy before the French Revolution ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Choiseul ⓘ |
| movement | Enlightenment-era French politics ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Étienne François de Choiseul
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Duc de Choiseul
Duke of Choiseul for France ⓘ
surface form:
Duke of Choiseul
|
| notableWork |
Diplomatic realignment of France after the Diplomatic Revolution
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Reform of the French navy in the 1760s ⓘ Reorganization of the French army after the Seven Years' War ⓘ Role in the acquisition of Lorraine by France ⓘ Role in the annexation of Corsica by France ⓘ |
| participantIn | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Ambassador of France to Austria
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Ambassador of France to the Holy See ⓘ Chief minister of France ⓘ Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of France ⓘ French Minister of War ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of State for War of France
Secretary of State of the Navy ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of State of the Navy of France
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| reasonForDismissal | influence of Madame du Barry ⓘ |
| residence | Château de Chanteloup ⓘ |
| servedAs | chief minister to King Louis XV ⓘ |
| spouse |
Louise-Honorine Crozat
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surface form:
Louise Honorine Crozat
Louise-Honorine Crozat ⓘ
surface form:
Louise Honorine Crozat du Châtel
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| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Étienne François de Choiseul Description of subject: Étienne François de Choiseul was an influential 18th-century French statesman and diplomat who served as chief minister to King Louis XV and played a key role in shaping France’s foreign and military policy before the Revolution.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Duke of Choiseul
subject surface form:
Duke of Choiseul
this entity surface form:
de Choiseul
subject surface form:
Duke of Choiseul
this entity surface form:
François Joseph de Choiseul
this entity surface form:
Choiseul
this entity surface form:
Duc de Choiseul
subject surface form:
Chanteloup
this entity surface form:
Étienne François, Duke of Choiseul
subject surface form:
Chanteloup
this entity surface form:
Duke of Choiseul
this entity surface form:
Étienne François, Duke of Choiseul
this entity surface form:
Étienne François, Duke of Choiseul
this entity surface form:
Étienne François, Duke of Choiseul
subject surface form:
Étienne François, Duke of Choiseul
this entity surface form:
Duke of Choiseul
subject surface form:
Étienne François, Duke of Choiseul
subject surface form:
Étienne François, Duke of Choiseul
this entity surface form:
Duc de Choiseul
subject surface form:
Étienne François, Duke of Choiseul
this entity surface form:
François Joseph de Choiseul
this entity surface form:
Étienne François, duc de Choiseul