Hôtel de la Force
E323742
Hôtel de la Force was a former Parisian prison complex, originally built as a noble residence, that became notorious during the French Revolution for the imprisonment and massacre of detainees.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hôtel de La Force | 1 |
| Hôtel de la Force canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3056042 — 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 de la Force Context triple: [Libéral Bruant, notableWork, Hôtel de la Force]
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A.
Hôtel des Tournelles
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Hôtel de Sens
The Hôtel de Sens is a medieval Gothic mansion in Paris that once served as the residence of the archbishops of Sens and is now a historic monument housing a specialized library.
- 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 de la Force Target entity description: Hôtel de la Force was a former Parisian prison complex, originally built as a noble residence, that became notorious during the French Revolution for the imprisonment and massacre of detainees.
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A.
Hôtel des Tournelles
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Hôtel de Sens
The Hôtel de Sens is a medieval Gothic mansion in Paris that once served as the residence of the archbishops of Sens and is now a historic monument housing a specialized library.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building complex
ⓘ
former prison ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | French classical urban mansion ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Paris Commune (1792)
ⓘ
surface form:
Paris Commune of 1792
Parisian revolutionary tribunals ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures demolished in Paris
ⓘ
Former prisons in Paris ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dateOfConversionToPrison | early 17th century ⓘ |
| demolished | 19th century ⓘ |
| etymology | named for the La Force family ⓘ |
| event |
September Massacres
ⓘ
surface form:
September Massacres of 1792
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| functionOfPart_GrandeForce | prison for male prisoners ⓘ |
| functionOfPart_PetiteForce | prison for women and debtors ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Grande Force
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Grande Force ⓘ
surface form:
Petite Force
|
| heritageStatus | historical interest only; building demolished ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Ancien Régime
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French Revolution ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| laterFunction | prison ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
4th arrondissement of Paris
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Rue du Roi-de-Sicile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Duc de La Force ⓘ |
| notableFor |
September Massacres
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role during the French Revolution ⓘ |
| notablePrisoner |
Beauharnais family members
ⓘ
Charlotte Corday ⓘ Madame Roland ⓘ Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Prince of Lamballe ⓘ
surface form:
Marie-Louise de Lamballe
|
| numberOfPrisonersKilledInSeptemberMassacres | over 160 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
French monarchy
ⓘ
Revolutionary authorities ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
hôtel particulier
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noble residence ⓘ |
| partOf | Parisian prison system ⓘ |
| region |
Île-de-France region
ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
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| role |
detention of common criminals
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detention of political prisoners ⓘ site of revolutionary violence ⓘ |
| status | no longer extant ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
French Revolution
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Reign of Terror ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Hôtel de la Force Description of subject: Hôtel de la Force was a former Parisian prison complex, originally built as a noble residence, that became notorious during the French Revolution for the imprisonment and massacre of detainees.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hôtel de La Force