Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
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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.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T172179 — 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 Saint-Germain-en-Laye Context triple: [Louis XIV of France, birthPlace, Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye]
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Château de la Muette
Château de la Muette is a historic former royal residence in Paris that now serves as the headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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B.
Versailles
Versailles is a historic French city best known for the opulent Palace of Versailles, a former royal residence and a symbol of absolute monarchy and French cultural grandeur.
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C.
Château de Boncourt
Château de Boncourt was a French estate best known as the birthplace of the German Romantic poet and botanist Adelbert von Chamisso.
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D.
Maison Guiette
Maison Guiette is a modernist residential building in Antwerp, Belgium, designed by Le Corbusier and recognized as part of his UNESCO World Heritage-listed works.
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E.
Hôtel de Brienne, Paris
The Hôtel de Brienne in Paris is a historic 18th-century mansion that serves as France’s Ministry of the Armed Forces and a key military administrative headquarters.
- 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 Saint-Germain-en-Laye Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Château de la Muette
Château de la Muette is a historic former royal residence in Paris that now serves as the headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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B.
Versailles
Versailles is a historic French city best known for the opulent Palace of Versailles, a former royal residence and a symbol of absolute monarchy and French cultural grandeur.
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C.
Château de Boncourt
Château de Boncourt was a French estate best known as the birthplace of the German Romantic poet and botanist Adelbert von Chamisso.
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D.
Maison Guiette
Maison Guiette is a modernist residential building in Antwerp, Belgium, designed by Le Corbusier and recognized as part of his UNESCO World Heritage-listed works.
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E.
Hôtel de Brienne, Paris
The Hôtel de Brienne in Paris is a historic 18th-century mansion that serves as France’s Ministry of the Armed Forces and a key military administrative headquarters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
château
ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ royal residence ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
ⓘ
surface form:
Château de Saint Germain en Laye
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Château of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
|
| architecturalStyle |
French classical architecture
ⓘ
Renaissance architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Ancien Régime
ⓘ
surface form:
French monarchy
|
| contains |
Chapel of Saint-Louis
ⓘ
cour d’honneur ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentOwner |
Government of France
ⓘ
surface form:
French state
|
| currentUse |
home of the National Archaeology Museum of France
ⓘ
museum building ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
gardens
ⓘ
moat ⓘ terraces ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Paris skyline
ⓘ
Seine River Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Seine River valley
|
| heritageDesignation |
Monument historique of France
ⓘ
listed historic monument ⓘ |
| houses | Musée d’Archéologie Nationale ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
ⓘ
Yvelines ⓘ Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| locatedNear | Paris ⓘ |
| locatedOn | edge of a plateau above the Seine River ⓘ |
| nearby | Forest of Saint-Germain-en-Laye ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Renaissance architecture
ⓘ
collection of archaeological artifacts ⓘ role in French royal history ⓘ |
| ownedBy | French crown ⓘ |
| servedAs |
principal residence of the French kings during the Renaissance
ⓘ
principal residence of the French kings during the early Bourbon period ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
birthplace of King Louis XIV of France
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residence of King Louis XIII ⓘ residence of King Louis XIV during his youth ⓘ residence of the exiled King James II of England ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | gardens designed in the French formal style ⓘ |
| touristType | castle tourism site ⓘ |
| usedAs |
royal palace
ⓘ
royal residence of the kings of France ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Francis I of France
ⓘ
Henry II of France ⓘ James Francis Edward Stuart ⓘ
surface form:
James II of England in exile
King Louis XIII ⓘ
surface form:
Louis XIII of France
Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
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Subject: Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
subject surface form:
Louis XIII of France
this entity surface form:
Palace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
this entity surface form:
Château de Saint‑Germain‑en‑Laye
this entity surface form:
Château de Saint Germain en Laye
this entity surface form:
Royal Château of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
this entity surface form:
Terrace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
this entity surface form:
Château-Vieux de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
this entity surface form:
Château-Neuf de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (remains)
this entity surface form:
Château de Saint‑Germain‑en‑Laye
this entity surface form:
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye complex
this entity surface form:
Château de Saint‑Germain‑en‑Laye
this entity surface form:
Château de Saint‑Germain‑en‑Laye
this entity surface form:
Château de Saint‑Germain‑en‑Laye