Chambre Ardente trials
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The Chambre Ardente trials were a series of special court proceedings in late 17th-century France that prosecuted nobles, fortune-tellers, and alleged poisoners amid a major scandal of murder, witchcraft, and political intrigue under Louis XIV.
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| Chambre Ardente trials canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Chambre Ardente trials Context triple: [Affair of the Poisons, hasPart, Chambre Ardente trials]
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Buchenwald Trial
The Buchenwald Trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal held at Dachau in 1947 to prosecute SS personnel and collaborators for war crimes and atrocities committed at the Buchenwald concentration camp.
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Einsatzgruppen Trial
The Einsatzgruppen Trial was a post-World War II U.S. military tribunal at Nuremberg that prosecuted leaders of Nazi mobile killing units for mass murder and crimes against humanity committed in Eastern Europe.
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Nuremberg IG Farben trial
The Nuremberg IG Farben trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal that prosecuted executives of the IG Farben chemical conglomerate for their role in Nazi war crimes, including exploitation of forced labor and involvement in the Holocaust.
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Nuremberg trials
The Nuremberg trials were a series of landmark military tribunals held after World War II to prosecute leading Nazi officials for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes against peace.
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Bergen-Belsen concentration camp trials
The Bergen-Belsen concentration camp trials were a series of post–World War II military tribunals in which British authorities prosecuted Nazi camp personnel for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed at the Bergen-Belsen and Auschwitz concentration camps.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Chambre Ardente trials Target entity description: The Chambre Ardente trials were a series of special court proceedings in late 17th-century France that prosecuted nobles, fortune-tellers, and alleged poisoners amid a major scandal of murder, witchcraft, and political intrigue under Louis XIV.
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A.
Buchenwald Trial
The Buchenwald Trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal held at Dachau in 1947 to prosecute SS personnel and collaborators for war crimes and atrocities committed at the Buchenwald concentration camp.
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B.
Einsatzgruppen Trial
The Einsatzgruppen Trial was a post-World War II U.S. military tribunal at Nuremberg that prosecuted leaders of Nazi mobile killing units for mass murder and crimes against humanity committed in Eastern Europe.
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C.
Nuremberg IG Farben trial
The Nuremberg IG Farben trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal that prosecuted executives of the IG Farben chemical conglomerate for their role in Nazi war crimes, including exploitation of forced labor and involvement in the Holocaust.
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D.
Nuremberg trials
The Nuremberg trials were a series of landmark military tribunals held after World War II to prosecute leading Nazi officials for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes against peace.
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E.
Bergen-Belsen concentration camp trials
The Bergen-Belsen concentration camp trials were a series of post–World War II military tribunals in which British authorities prosecuted Nazi camp personnel for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed at the Bergen-Belsen and Auschwitz concentration camps.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal trial
ⓘ
judicial proceeding ⓘ special court ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chambre Ardente of the Affair of the Poisons
ⓘ
linked to:
Affair of the Poisons
Poison Chamber ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Paris
ⓘ
Parlement of Paris ⓘ royal court of Louis XIV ⓘ
linked to:
Court of Louis XIV
|
| authorizedBy |
Louis XIV
ⓘ
linked to:
Louis XIV of France
|
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| endTime | 1682 ⓘ |
| follows |
Affair of the Poisons investigations
ⓘ
linked to:
Affair of the Poisons
|
| genre | state trial ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Affair of the Poisons
ⓘ
poisoning scandal at the court of Louis XIV ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
damage to reputations at the court of Versailles
ⓘ
strengthening of royal control over the nobility ⓘ suppression of occult practices in Paris ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment |
Louis XIV
ⓘ
linked to:
Louis XIV of France
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| legalForm |
extraordinary tribunal
ⓘ
special chamber of the Parlement of Paris ⓘ |
| location |
Arsenal, Paris
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
black masses
ⓘ
fortune-telling ⓘ poisoning ⓘ political intrigue at the court of Louis XIV ⓘ witchcraft ⓘ |
| numberOfConvictions | over 100 ⓘ |
| numberOfExecutions | about 36 ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipants | hundreds of accused ⓘ |
| participant |
Gabriel Nicolas de La Reynie
ⓘ
Louis XIV ⓘ
linked to:
Louis XIV of France
Madame de Montespan ⓘ Parlement of Paris magistrates ⓘ
linked to:
Parlement of Paris
alleged poisoners ⓘ fortune-tellers ⓘ members of the Parisian underworld ⓘ nobility of France ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of French criminal justice
ⓘ
reign of Louis XIV ⓘ
linked to:
Reign of Louis XIV
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| presidedBy | Gabriel Nicolas de La Reynie ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Affair of the Poisons ⓘ |
| significantFigure |
Catherine Deshayes, known as La Voisin
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linked to:
Catherine Monvoisin
Madame de Brinvilliers ⓘ |
| startTime | 1679 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical studies on the Affair of the Poisons ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | late 17th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Chambre Ardente trials Description of subject: The Chambre Ardente trials were a series of special court proceedings in late 17th-century France that prosecuted nobles, fortune-tellers, and alleged poisoners amid a major scandal of murder, witchcraft, and political intrigue under Louis XIV.
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