castle of Langeais
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The castle of Langeais is a medieval fortress in the Loire Valley of France, notable for its well-preserved architecture and historical significance in the region’s feudal and royal history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Château de Langeais | 1 |
| castle of Langeais canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6241404 — 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: castle of Langeais Context triple: [Fulk III Nerra, built, castle of Langeais]
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A.
Château de Loches
The Château de Loches is a formidable medieval fortress and royal residence in central France, renowned for its massive keep, well-preserved fortifications, and role in French royal and military history.
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B.
Château de Brienne
Château de Brienne is a historic French castle in the town of Brienne-le-Château, notably associated with Napoleon Bonaparte’s early military education.
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C.
Château de Falaise
Château de Falaise is a medieval fortress in Normandy, France, best known as the birthplace and stronghold of William the Conqueror.
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D.
Château d’Angers
Château d’Angers is a massive medieval fortress in the city of Angers in western France, renowned for its imposing walls and for housing the famous Apocalypse Tapestry.
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E.
Château de Chinon
The Château de Chinon is a historic medieval fortress in the Loire Valley of France, renowned for its association with figures like Joan of Arc and the Plantagenet kings.
- 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: castle of Langeais Target entity description: The castle of Langeais is a medieval fortress in the Loire Valley of France, notable for its well-preserved architecture and historical significance in the region’s feudal and royal history.
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A.
Château de Loches
The Château de Loches is a formidable medieval fortress and royal residence in central France, renowned for its massive keep, well-preserved fortifications, and role in French royal and military history.
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B.
Château de Brienne
Château de Brienne is a historic French castle in the town of Brienne-le-Château, notably associated with Napoleon Bonaparte’s early military education.
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C.
Château de Falaise
Château de Falaise is a medieval fortress in Normandy, France, best known as the birthplace and stronghold of William the Conqueror.
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D.
Château d’Angers
Château d’Angers is a massive medieval fortress in the city of Angers in western France, renowned for its imposing walls and for housing the famous Apocalypse Tapestry.
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E.
Château de Chinon
The Château de Chinon is a historic medieval fortress in the Loire Valley of France, renowned for its association with figures like Joan of Arc and the Plantagenet kings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
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historic monument ⓘ medieval fortress ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic
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medieval ⓘ |
| builtFor | Fulk III Nerra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
curtain walls
ⓘ
defensive towers ⓘ drawbridge ⓘ inner courtyard ⓘ machicolations ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
fortress
ⓘ
museum ⓘ residence ⓘ |
| hasGarden | landscaped grounds ⓘ |
| hasInteriorFeature |
chapel
ⓘ
furnished rooms ⓘ period furniture ⓘ tapestries ⓘ |
| hasViewOver |
Loire Valley landscape
ⓘ
town of Langeais ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique of France ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAppliesToPart | castle building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | France ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Langeais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDepartment | Indre-et-Loire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Centre-Val de Loire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Loire Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Loire River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | marriage of Charles VIII of France and Anne of Brittany ⓘ |
| notableEventDate | 1491 ⓘ |
| notableEventType | royal marriage ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalConstructionApproximateYear | c. 994 ⓘ |
| originalConstructionCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| owner | Commune of Langeais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebuiltApproximateEndYear | c. 1469 ⓘ |
| rebuiltApproximateStartYear | c. 1465 ⓘ |
| rebuiltBy | Louis XI of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebuiltInCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| significance |
example of late medieval French castle architecture
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important site in feudal history of the Loire Valley ⓘ important site in royal history of France ⓘ |
| tourismRegion | Châteaux of the Loire Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
event venue
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: castle of Langeais Description of subject: The castle of Langeais is a medieval fortress in the Loire Valley of France, notable for its well-preserved architecture and historical significance in the region’s feudal and royal history.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Château de Langeais