Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint-Mars
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Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint-Mars was a 17th-century French prison governor best known for overseeing several state prisoners, including the mysterious Man in the Iron Mask, at various royal fortresses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint-Mars canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6533940 — 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: Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint-Mars Context triple: [Pignerol prison, governor, Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint-Mars]
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A.
Charles de La Baume Le Blanc
Charles de La Baume Le Blanc was a French nobleman of the 17th century, known primarily as the son of Louise de La Vallière, the famed mistress of King Louis XIV.
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B.
Philippe de La Baume Le Blanc
Philippe de La Baume Le Blanc was the son of Louise de La Vallière, the famed mistress of King Louis XIV of France.
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C.
François de Créquy
François de Créquy was a 17th-century French nobleman and marshal of France known for commanding royal armies in several major conflicts under Louis XIV.
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D.
Jean-Baptiste de Machault d’Arnouville
Jean-Baptiste de Machault d’Arnouville was an 18th-century French statesman who served as a key royal minister under Louis XV before later entering the clergy and becoming associated with the Archdiocese of Reims.
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E.
François de Palassou
François de Palassou was an 18th-century French geologist and mountaineer known for his pioneering explorations and studies in the Pyrenees.
- 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: Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint-Mars Target entity description: Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint-Mars was a 17th-century French prison governor best known for overseeing several state prisoners, including the mysterious Man in the Iron Mask, at various royal fortresses.
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A.
Charles de La Baume Le Blanc
Charles de La Baume Le Blanc was a French nobleman of the 17th century, known primarily as the son of Louise de La Vallière, the famed mistress of King Louis XIV.
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B.
Philippe de La Baume Le Blanc
Philippe de La Baume Le Blanc was the son of Louise de La Vallière, the famed mistress of King Louis XIV of France.
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C.
François de Créquy
François de Créquy was a 17th-century French nobleman and marshal of France known for commanding royal armies in several major conflicts under Louis XIV.
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D.
Jean-Baptiste de Machault d’Arnouville
Jean-Baptiste de Machault d’Arnouville was an 18th-century French statesman who served as a key royal minister under Louis XV before later entering the clergy and becoming associated with the Archdiocese of Reims.
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E.
François de Palassou
François de Palassou was an 18th-century French geologist and mountaineer known for his pioneering explorations and studies in the Pyrenees.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French prison governor
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person ⓘ |
| activeYears | c. 1650–1708 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1626-03-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1708-09-18 ⓘ |
| detained |
Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli
ⓘ
Lauzun ⓘ Man in the Iron Mask ⓘ Nicolas Fouquet ⓘ |
| employer |
French crown
ⓘ
Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| endTime |
governor of Exilles fortress: 1687
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governor of Pignerol prison: 1681 ⓘ governor of Sainte-Marguerite Island prison: 1698 ⓘ governor of the Bastille: 1708 ⓘ |
| era | Ancien Régime ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor | strict secrecy regarding state prisoners ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| militaryRank | musketeer ⓘ |
| monarchServed | Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| movementWithPrisoner | transferred the Man in the Iron Mask from Exilles to Sainte-Marguerite ⓘ |
| movementWithPrisoner |
transferred the Man in the Iron Mask from Pignerol to Exilles
ⓘ
linked to:
Pignerol prison
transferred the Man in the Iron Mask from Sainte-Marguerite to the Bastille ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | seigneur de Saint-Mars ⓘ |
| notableFor | custody of the Man in the Iron Mask ⓘ |
| occupation |
prison governor
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soldier ⓘ |
| partOf | French royal prison administration ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Bastille
ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ Paris ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
governor of Exilles fortress
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governor of Pignerol prison ⓘ governor of Sainte-Marguerite Island prison ⓘ governor of the Bastille ⓘ |
| residence |
Bastille
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Pignerol ⓘ Île Sainte-Marguerite ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Nicolas Fouquet ⓘ |
| startTime |
governor of Exilles fortress: 1681
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governor of Pignerol prison: 1665 ⓘ governor of Sainte-Marguerite Island prison: 1687 ⓘ governor of the Bastille: 1698 ⓘ |
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Subject: Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint-Mars Description of subject: Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint-Mars was a 17th-century French prison governor best known for overseeing several state prisoners, including the mysterious Man in the Iron Mask, at various royal fortresses.
Referenced by (2)
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