Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes
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Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes was an 18th-century French statesman, royal censor, and defender of Louis XVI who is remembered as a prominent advocate of civil liberties and Enlightenment ideas.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes Context triple: [Boulevard Malesherbes, namedAfter, Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes]
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Pierre-Claude-François Daunou
Pierre-Claude-François Daunou was a French statesman, historian, and constitutional theorist who played a prominent role in shaping political institutions during the French Revolution and Napoleonic era.
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Casimir Pierre Périer
Casimir Pierre Périer was a prominent 19th-century French statesman and banker who served as a key early prime minister under King Louis-Philippe during the July Monarchy.
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Louis-François Bertin
Louis-François Bertin was a prominent French journalist and influential newspaper publisher of the early 19th century, best known for directing the liberal daily Journal des débats.
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Louis de Bonald
Louis de Bonald was a French counter-revolutionary philosopher and early conservative theorist known for his defense of monarchy, Catholicism, and traditional social hierarchies.
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Étienne-Charles de Loménie de Brienne
Étienne-Charles de Loménie de Brienne was an 18th-century French cardinal and statesman who served as Louis XVI’s finance minister and played a key role in the political crisis leading up to the French Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes Target entity description: Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes was an 18th-century French statesman, royal censor, and defender of Louis XVI who is remembered as a prominent advocate of civil liberties and Enlightenment ideas.
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Pierre-Claude-François Daunou
Pierre-Claude-François Daunou was a French statesman, historian, and constitutional theorist who played a prominent role in shaping political institutions during the French Revolution and Napoleonic era.
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Casimir Pierre Périer
Casimir Pierre Périer was a prominent 19th-century French statesman and banker who served as a key early prime minister under King Louis-Philippe during the July Monarchy.
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C.
Louis-François Bertin
Louis-François Bertin was a prominent French journalist and influential newspaper publisher of the early 19th century, best known for directing the liberal daily Journal des débats.
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Louis de Bonald
Louis de Bonald was a French counter-revolutionary philosopher and early conservative theorist known for his defense of monarchy, Catholicism, and traditional social hierarchies.
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Étienne-Charles de Loménie de Brienne
Étienne-Charles de Loménie de Brienne was an 18th-century French cardinal and statesman who served as Louis XVI’s finance minister and played a key role in the political crisis leading up to the French Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Enlightenment figure
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French statesman ⓘ censor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| child | Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1721-12-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1794-04-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Collège du Plessis ⓘ |
| executedBy |
French Revolutionary Tribunal
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linked to:
Revolutionary Tribunal
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| familyName | de Lamoignon de Malesherbes ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
censorship policy
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law ⓘ public administration ⓘ |
| givenName | Chrétien Guillaume ⓘ |
| ideology | liberalism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defending persecuted Protestants
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moderate political views during the French Revolution ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by guillotine ⓘ |
| memberOf | French nobility ⓘ |
| movement |
Enlightenment
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linked to:
European Enlightenment
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| notableFor |
advocacy of civil liberties
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defending Louis XVI during his trial ⓘ protection of Enlightenment writers ⓘ support for freedom of the press ⓘ supporting publication of the Encyclopédie ⓘ |
| notableWork | defense of Louis XVI before the National Convention ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
abuses of absolute monarchy
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arbitrary royal authority ⓘ |
| parent | Guillaume de Lamoignon de Blancmesnil ⓘ |
| participatedIn | trial of Louis XVI ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the Librairie
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minister of the Maison du Roi ⓘ president of the Cour des Aides ⓘ royal censor ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Malesherbes (Loiret) ⓘ |
| spouse | Françoise-Charlotte Grimod de La Reynière ⓘ |
| supported |
civil rights of French subjects
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freedom of conscience ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ limitation of censorship ⓘ reform of the tax system ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris ⓘ |
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Subject: Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes Description of subject: Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes was an 18th-century French statesman, royal censor, and defender of Louis XVI who is remembered as a prominent advocate of civil liberties and Enlightenment ideas.
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