Viscounty of Uzès
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The Viscounty of Uzès was a medieval feudal lordship in southern France centered on the town of Uzès, historically ruled by a line of powerful viscounts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Viscounty of Uzès canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4820121 — 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: Viscounty of Uzès Context triple: [Uzès, wasCapitalOf, Viscounty of Uzès]
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A.
Duchy of Uzès
The Duchy of Uzès is a historic French ducal estate and former feudal stronghold centered on the town of Uzès, renowned for its well-preserved medieval architecture and noble lineage.
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B.
County of Dreux
The County of Dreux was a medieval French feudal territory centered on the town of Dreux, historically held by a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty.
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C.
County of Blois
The County of Blois was a medieval French feudal territory centered on the city of Blois, historically ruled by powerful counts who played a significant role in the politics of the Loire Valley and the Kingdom of France.
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D.
County of Valois
The County of Valois was a historic feudal territory in northern France that gave its name and origin to the influential royal House of Valois.
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E.
County of Anjou
The County of Anjou was a medieval feudal territory in western France that became a powerful principality and the original power base of the Angevin dynasty, which later ruled England and large parts of France.
- 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: Viscounty of Uzès Target entity description: The Viscounty of Uzès was a medieval feudal lordship in southern France centered on the town of Uzès, historically ruled by a line of powerful viscounts.
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A.
Duchy of Uzès
The Duchy of Uzès is a historic French ducal estate and former feudal stronghold centered on the town of Uzès, renowned for its well-preserved medieval architecture and noble lineage.
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B.
County of Dreux
The County of Dreux was a medieval French feudal territory centered on the town of Dreux, historically held by a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty.
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C.
County of Blois
The County of Blois was a medieval French feudal territory centered on the city of Blois, historically ruled by powerful counts who played a significant role in the politics of the Loire Valley and the Kingdom of France.
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D.
County of Valois
The County of Valois was a historic feudal territory in northern France that gave its name and origin to the influential royal House of Valois.
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E.
County of Anjou
The County of Anjou was a medieval feudal territory in western France that became a powerful principality and the original power base of the Angevin dynasty, which later ruled England and large parts of France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval feudal lordship
ⓘ
viscounty ⓘ |
| associatedWith | town of Uzès ⓘ |
| capital | Uzès ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Uzès ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| feudalObligationsTo |
King of France
ⓘ
overlord princes of Languedoc ⓘ
linked to:
lords of Languedoc
|
| feudalRank | viscounty ⓘ |
| governanceForm | seigneurial lordship ⓘ |
| governedBy |
hereditary nobility
ⓘ
viscounts of Uzès ⓘ |
| hasFeudalRights |
judicial authority
ⓘ
lordship over peasants ⓘ military levy ⓘ tax collection ⓘ |
| hasHistoricTown | Uzès ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | Uzès and environs ⓘ |
| hasNobleHouse |
House of Uzès
ⓘ
linked to:
Duché d’Uzès (ducal castle)
|
| hasNobleTitleAssociated | Viscount of Uzès ⓘ |
| hasRulingFamilyResidence |
Château d’Uzès
ⓘ
linked to:
Duché d’Uzès (ducal castle)
|
| hasSeat |
Château d’Uzès
ⓘ
linked to:
Duché d’Uzès (ducal castle)
|
| hasTitleHolder | Viscount of Uzès ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Languedoc ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | autonomous local lordship under the French crown ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Occitan
ⓘ
Old French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Languedoc
ⓘ
southern France ⓘ |
| nobleHierarchyLevel |
above barony
ⓘ
below county ⓘ below duchy ⓘ below principality ⓘ |
| partOf |
Occitania (historical region)
ⓘ
linked to:
Occitania
medieval French nobility structure ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | subdivision of the French crown lands ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | feudalism ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Duchy of Uzès ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation |
Gard department
ⓘ
Occitanie region ⓘ
linked to:
Occitanie
|
| regionToday | southern France ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sovereignOver |
Uzès
ⓘ
surrounding countryside of Uzès ⓘ |
| successorEntity | Duchy of Uzès ⓘ |
| typeOfLordship | hereditary fief ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Viscounty of Uzès Description of subject: The Viscounty of Uzès was a medieval feudal lordship in southern France centered on the town of Uzès, historically ruled by a line of powerful viscounts.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.