County of Roussillon
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The County of Roussillon was a medieval feudal territory in what is now southern France, historically significant as a borderland between the Catalan-Aragonese and French realms.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roussillon | 44 |
| County of Roussillon canonical | 9 |
| Count of Roussillon | 3 |
| Pyrénées-Orientales | 1 |
| Roussillon (France) | 1 |
| counts of Roussillon | 1 |
| historical province of Roussillon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T430321 — 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: County of Roussillon Context triple: [Crown of Aragon, hasPart, County of Roussillon]
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A.
Marquisate of Dalí de Púbol
The Marquisate of Dalí de Púbol is a Spanish noble title created in 1982 by King Juan Carlos I for the surrealist artist Salvador Dalí, recognizing his extraordinary contributions to modern art.
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B.
County of Artois
The County of Artois was a historic province in northern France, centered on the city of Arras, that played a significant role in medieval and early modern European conflicts and politics.
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C.
Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté is a historical region in eastern France bordering Switzerland, known for its mountainous Jura landscapes, distinctive cheeses like Comté, and a past marked by shifting control between France and the Habsburgs.
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D.
Duchy of Savoy
The Duchy of Savoy was a historical state in Western Europe, centered in the Alpine region between France and Italy, that played a key role in European power politics before evolving into the Kingdom of Sardinia and ultimately contributing to the unification of Italy.
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E.
County of Barcelona
The County of Barcelona was a medieval Catalan principality centered on the city of Barcelona that became the political and economic core around which the Crown of Aragon coalesced.
- 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: County of Roussillon Target entity description: The County of Roussillon was a medieval feudal territory in what is now southern France, historically significant as a borderland between the Catalan-Aragonese and French realms.
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A.
Marquisate of Dalí de Púbol
The Marquisate of Dalí de Púbol is a Spanish noble title created in 1982 by King Juan Carlos I for the surrealist artist Salvador Dalí, recognizing his extraordinary contributions to modern art.
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B.
County of Artois
The County of Artois was a historic province in northern France, centered on the city of Arras, that played a significant role in medieval and early modern European conflicts and politics.
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C.
Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté is a historical region in eastern France bordering Switzerland, known for its mountainous Jura landscapes, distinctive cheeses like Comté, and a past marked by shifting control between France and the Habsburgs.
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D.
Duchy of Savoy
The Duchy of Savoy was a historical state in Western Europe, centered in the Alpine region between France and Italy, that played a key role in European power politics before evolving into the Kingdom of Sardinia and ultimately contributing to the unification of Italy.
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E.
County of Barcelona
The County of Barcelona was a medieval Catalan principality centered on the city of Barcelona that became the political and economic core around which the Crown of Aragon coalesced.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feudal territory
ⓘ
former administrative territorial entity ⓘ medieval county ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict | Franco-Spanish border wars ⓘ |
| borderWith |
France
ⓘ
Kingdom of Aragon ⓘ |
| capital | Perpignan ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | or four pallets gules (arms of Aragon-Catalonia) ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| currencyUsed | various medieval Catalan-Aragonese currencies ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrAbolished | Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ |
| endTime | 1659 ⓘ |
| feudalSystem | vassalage to the Crown of Aragon ⓘ |
| governedBy |
County of Roussillon
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
counts of Roussillon
|
| governingSystem | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early Modern period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Catalonia ⓘ |
| historicalRole | borderland between Catalan-Aragonese and French realms ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Catalan
ⓘ
Occitan ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Catalan customary law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Catalonia
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Pyrenees region
County of Roussillon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Roussillon
Southern France ⓘ
surface form:
southern France
|
| mergedInto |
Pyrénées-Orientales department
ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Roussillon
|
| partOf |
Crown of Aragon
ⓘ
Kingdom of Majorca ⓘ
surface form:
Crown of Majorca
Marca Hispanica ⓘ Principality of Catalonia ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation |
France
ⓘ
Pyrénées-Orientales department ⓘ |
| previouslyRuledBy |
County of Barcelona
ⓘ
Crown of Aragon ⓘ Kingdom of Majorca ⓘ
surface form:
Crown of Majorca
|
| regionType | Pyrenean border county ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
cession to France by the Treaty of the Pyrenees
ⓘ
incorporation into the Crown of Aragon ⓘ |
| sovereignStateAfter | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| startTime | 9th century ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of passes through the eastern Pyrenees ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: County of Roussillon Description of subject: The County of Roussillon was a medieval feudal territory in what is now southern France, historically significant as a borderland between the Catalan-Aragonese and French realms.
Referenced by (60)
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Pyrénées-Orientales
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Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Roussillon
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counts of Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Roussillon
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historical province of Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Pyrénées-Orientales
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Roussillon
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Pyrénées-Orientales
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Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Spanish March
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Spanish March
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Roussillon (France)
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Count of Roussillon
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Count of Roussillon
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Roussillon
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Roussillon