Jean de Vienne
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Jean de Vienne was a 14th-century French admiral and knight renowned for modernizing the French navy and leading numerous campaigns during the Hundred Years’ War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jean de Vienne canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4876978 — 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: Jean de Vienne Context triple: [Battle of Nicopolis, commander, Jean de Vienne]
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Jacques de Fariaux
Jacques de Fariaux was a 17th-century French military officer best known for commanding the defending forces during the 1673 siege of Maastricht in the Franco-Dutch War.
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B.
Jean d’Aire
Jean d’Aire is one of the six historical leaders of Calais famously portrayed as a self-sacrificing burgher in Auguste Rodin’s sculpture "The Burghers of Calais."
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C.
Jean de Voilemont
Jean de Voilemont was an alias used by French Army officer Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy, who is historically infamous as the real traitor in the Dreyfus Affair.
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D.
Antoine de Caux
Antoine de Caux was a military commander known for leading forces during the Siege of Acre.
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E.
Jacques de Maleville
Jacques de Maleville was a French jurist and politician who played a key role as one of the principal drafters of France’s Civil Code under Napoleon.
- 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: Jean de Vienne Target entity description: Jean de Vienne was a 14th-century French admiral and knight renowned for modernizing the French navy and leading numerous campaigns during the Hundred Years’ War.
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A.
Jacques de Fariaux
Jacques de Fariaux was a 17th-century French military officer best known for commanding the defending forces during the 1673 siege of Maastricht in the Franco-Dutch War.
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B.
Jean d’Aire
Jean d’Aire is one of the six historical leaders of Calais famously portrayed as a self-sacrificing burgher in Auguste Rodin’s sculpture "The Burghers of Calais."
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C.
Jean de Voilemont
Jean de Voilemont was an alias used by French Army officer Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy, who is historically infamous as the real traitor in the Dreyfus Affair.
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D.
Antoine de Caux
Antoine de Caux was a military commander known for leading forces during the Siege of Acre.
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E.
Jacques de Maleville
Jacques de Maleville was a French jurist and politician who played a key role as one of the principal drafters of France’s Civil Code under Napoleon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French admiral
ⓘ
human ⓘ knight ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Charles V of France ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations |
Channel coast of France
ⓘ
Norman ports ⓘ |
| citizenship | French ⓘ |
| conflict |
Crusade of Nicopolis
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Nicopolis
Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1341 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1396-09-25 ⓘ |
| era | 14th century ⓘ |
| father | Guillaume de Vienne ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| knownFor |
modernizing the French navy
ⓘ
naval campaigns against England ⓘ participation in the Battle of Nicopolis ⓘ service in the Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Old French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
French navy
ⓘ
linked to:
French Navy
|
| militaryReform |
improvement of naval administration
ⓘ
reorganization of the French fleet ⓘ strengthening of coastal defenses ⓘ |
| monarchServed |
Charles V of France
ⓘ
Charles VI of France ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Vienne ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | knight ⓘ |
| notableCampaign |
Channel raids against England in the 1370s
ⓘ
support of Scottish allies against England ⓘ |
| occupation |
admiral
ⓘ
courtier ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Sluys-related operations (later raids)
ⓘ
Crusade of Nicopolis ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Nicopolis
French raids on the English coast ⓘ expeditions against English shipping ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
County of Burgundy
ⓘ
Dole ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Battle of Nicopolis
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ near Nicopolis ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Admiral of France ⓘ |
| rank | Admiral of France ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| serviceEnd | 1396 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1350s ⓘ |
| sibling | Guillaume de Vienne (archbishop) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jean de Vienne Description of subject: Jean de Vienne was a 14th-century French admiral and knight renowned for modernizing the French navy and leading numerous campaigns during the Hundred Years’ War.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.