Surintendant des Bâtiments du Roi
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Surintendant des Bâtiments du Roi was the senior royal office in charge of overseeing the design, construction, and maintenance of the king’s buildings and artistic projects in France under the Ancien Régime.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Surintendant des Bâtiments du Roi canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3056089 — 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: Surintendant des Bâtiments du Roi Context triple: [Jules Hardouin-Mansart, positionHeld, Surintendant des Bâtiments du Roi]
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A.
Nicolas Fouquet
Nicolas Fouquet was a powerful 17th-century French statesman and Superintendent of Finances under Louis XIV, best known for his lavish estate at Vaux-le-Vicomte and his dramatic downfall and imprisonment.
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B.
Keeper of the Seals of France
The Keeper of the Seals of France is the traditional title for France’s Minister of Justice, who oversees the judicial system and safeguards the state’s legal continuity and official seals.
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C.
Minister Dormandy
Minister Dormandy is a fictional government official and moral crusader in the British comedy film "The Boat That Rocked," known for his attempts to shut down pirate radio.
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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.
Baron de La Brède
Baron de La Brède is the French noble title held by Charles-Louis de Secondat, better known as Montesquieu, the influential Enlightenment political philosopher.
- 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: Surintendant des Bâtiments du Roi Target entity description: Surintendant des Bâtiments du Roi was the senior royal office in charge of overseeing the design, construction, and maintenance of the king’s buildings and artistic projects in France under the Ancien Régime.
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A.
Nicolas Fouquet
Nicolas Fouquet was a powerful 17th-century French statesman and Superintendent of Finances under Louis XIV, best known for his lavish estate at Vaux-le-Vicomte and his dramatic downfall and imprisonment.
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B.
Keeper of the Seals of France
The Keeper of the Seals of France is the traditional title for France’s Minister of Justice, who oversees the judicial system and safeguards the state’s legal continuity and official seals.
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C.
Minister Dormandy
Minister Dormandy is a fictional government official and moral crusader in the British comedy film "The Boat That Rocked," known for his attempts to shut down pirate radio.
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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.
Baron de La Brède
Baron de La Brède is the French noble title held by Charles-Louis de Secondat, better known as Montesquieu, the influential Enlightenment political philosopher.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative position
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court office ⓘ royal office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | France ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Louvre Palace
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Château de Versailles ⓘ
surface form:
Palace of Versailles
Tuileries Palace ⓘ royal châteaux of France ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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construction ⓘ fine arts ⓘ heritage management ⓘ landscape design ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | royal administration ⓘ |
| hasFrenchName | Surintendant des Bâtiments du Roi ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administration of royal gardens and parks
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budget management for royal building projects ⓘ control of royal architectural policy ⓘ direction of artistic commissions ⓘ maintenance of royal residences ⓘ management of royal construction projects ⓘ oversight of royal building works ⓘ patronage of artists and craftsmen ⓘ selection of architects and artists for royal service ⓘ supervision of decorative arts for the Crown ⓘ supervision of royal palaces ⓘ |
| hierarchicalRank | senior royal office ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| partOf |
Maison du Roi
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royal household of France ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy |
Charles Le Brun
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François Sublet de Noyers ⓘ Jean-Baptiste Colbert ⓘ Jules Hardouin-Mansart ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
construction of royal buildings
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design of royal buildings ⓘ maintenance of royal buildings ⓘ royal artistic projects ⓘ royal building programs ⓘ royal decorative schemes ⓘ |
| seatOfPower | Paris ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | appointment by the king ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
French Crown
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King of France ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
Ancien Régime
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early modern period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Surintendant des Bâtiments du Roi Description of subject: Surintendant des Bâtiments du Roi was the senior royal office in charge of overseeing the design, construction, and maintenance of the king’s buildings and artistic projects in France under the Ancien Régime.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.