Château des Baux
E357837
Château des Baux is a medieval fortress ruin in Les Baux-de-Provence, France, historically serving as the stronghold of the powerful House of Baux.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Château des Baux canonical | 6 |
| Barral of Les Baux | 1 |
| Château des Baux fortifications | 1 |
| House of Les Baux | 1 |
| castle of Les Baux | 1 |
| castle rock of Les Baux | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3339875 — 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 des Baux Context triple: [House of Baux, architectureAssociated, Château des Baux]
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A.
Château de Pau
The Château de Pau is a historic French royal castle in southwestern France, best known as the birthplace of King Henry IV and a symbol of Béarn’s heritage.
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B.
Château de Chavaniac
Château de Chavaniac is a historic French manor house best known as the birthplace and family estate of the Marquis de Lafayette, a key figure in both the American and French revolutions.
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C.
Château de Tarascon
The Château de Tarascon is a well-preserved medieval fortress in southern France, renowned for its imposing riverside architecture and historical role as a royal stronghold and later a prison.
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D.
Castelroussin
Castelroussin is the French demonym for an inhabitant of the city of Châteauroux in central France.
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E.
Château d’Ussé
Château d’Ussé is a picturesque French castle in the Loire Valley, famed for inspiring Charles Perrault’s version of “Sleeping Beauty” and exemplifying a blend of medieval fortress and Renaissance château architecture.
- 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 des Baux Target entity description: Château des Baux is a medieval fortress ruin in Les Baux-de-Provence, France, historically serving as the stronghold of the powerful House of Baux.
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A.
Château de Pau
The Château de Pau is a historic French royal castle in southwestern France, best known as the birthplace of King Henry IV and a symbol of Béarn’s heritage.
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B.
Château de Chavaniac
Château de Chavaniac is a historic French manor house best known as the birthplace and family estate of the Marquis de Lafayette, a key figure in both the American and French revolutions.
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C.
Château de Tarascon
The Château de Tarascon is a well-preserved medieval fortress in southern France, renowned for its imposing riverside architecture and historical role as a royal stronghold and later a prison.
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D.
Castelroussin
Castelroussin is the French demonym for an inhabitant of the city of Châteauroux in central France.
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E.
Château d’Ussé
Château d’Ussé is a picturesque French castle in the Loire Valley, famed for inspiring Charles Perrault’s version of “Sleeping Beauty” and exemplifying a blend of medieval fortress and Renaissance château architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle ruin
ⓘ
medieval fortress ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Provençal nobility
ⓘ
troubadour culture ⓘ |
| commune | Les Baux-de-Provence ⓘ |
| constructionStartCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| controlledBy | House of Baux ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
open-air museum
ⓘ
tourist site ⓘ |
| declineCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| demolitionOrderedBy |
King Louis XIII
ⓘ
surface form:
Louis XIII of France
|
| department | Bouches-du-Rhône ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
11th century
ⓘ
12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Baux-de-Provence
ⓘ
surface form:
Commune of Les Baux-de-Provence
|
| hasFeature |
chapel ruins
ⓘ
keep ⓘ ramparts ⓘ rock-hewn rooms ⓘ siege engines (reconstructions) ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Camargue
ⓘ
surface form:
Camargue plain
|
| heritageDesignation |
Monument historique (France)
ⓘ
surface form:
Monument historique
|
| heritageDesignationCountry | France ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationStart | 1875 ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Provence ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bouches-du-Rhône
ⓘ
France ⓘ Les Baux-de-Provence ⓘ Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ |
| locatedOn | rocky spur ⓘ |
| material | local limestone ⓘ |
| near |
Arles
ⓘ
Avignon ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Alpilles mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Alpilles
Les Baux-de-Provence ⓘ
surface form:
Valley of Les Baux
|
| partlyDemolishedCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| situatedOn | limestone plateau ⓘ |
| style | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative center
ⓘ
military defense ⓘ residence of local lords ⓘ |
| visitorAttractions |
historical reenactments
ⓘ
siege engine demonstrations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Château des Baux Description of subject: Château des Baux is a medieval fortress ruin in Les Baux-de-Provence, France, historically serving as the stronghold of the powerful House of Baux.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Château des Baux fortifications
this entity surface form:
Barral of Les Baux
subject surface form:
Lords of Les Baux
subject surface form:
Lords of Les Baux
this entity surface form:
castle of Les Baux
subject surface form:
Lords of Les Baux
this entity surface form:
House of Les Baux
subject surface form:
Lords of Les Baux
this entity surface form:
castle rock of Les Baux