Baron de Breteuil
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Baron de Breteuil was a prominent French aristocrat and statesman who served as a key minister to King Louis XVI in the final years of the Ancien Régime.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Baron de Breteuil canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6573911 — 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: Baron de Breteuil Context triple: [Louis-Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, nobleTitle, Baron de Breteuil]
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A.
Baron de La Brède
Baron de La Brède is the French noble title held by Charles-Louis de Secondat, better known as Montesquieu, the influential Enlightenment political philosopher.
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B.
Baron Olivier
Baron Olivier was the life peerage granted to the renowned English actor and director Laurence Olivier, recognizing his distinguished contributions to theatre and film.
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C.
Comte de Clermont
The Comte de Clermont was a French nobleman and military commander, notably a prince of the blood from the House of Bourbon who led French forces during the Seven Years' War.
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D.
Duke of La Meilleraye
The Duke of La Meilleraye was a French noble title closely associated with Cardinal Mazarin’s powerful family during the 17th century.
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E.
Baron Fitzmaurice
Baron Fitzmaurice is a British noble title historically associated with the Lansdowne family within the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
- 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: Baron de Breteuil Target entity description: Baron de Breteuil was a prominent French aristocrat and statesman who served as a key minister to King Louis XVI in the final years of the Ancien Régime.
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A.
Baron de La Brède
Baron de La Brède is the French noble title held by Charles-Louis de Secondat, better known as Montesquieu, the influential Enlightenment political philosopher.
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B.
Baron Olivier
Baron Olivier was the life peerage granted to the renowned English actor and director Laurence Olivier, recognizing his distinguished contributions to theatre and film.
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C.
Comte de Clermont
The Comte de Clermont was a French nobleman and military commander, notably a prince of the blood from the House of Bourbon who led French forces during the Seven Years' War.
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D.
Duke of La Meilleraye
The Duke of La Meilleraye was a French noble title closely associated with Cardinal Mazarin’s powerful family during the 17th century.
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E.
Baron Fitzmaurice
Baron Fitzmaurice is a British noble title historically associated with the Lansdowne family within the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French aristocrat
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French statesman ⓘ diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | late Ancien Régime ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ancien Régime
NERFINISHED
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French royal court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1730-03-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1807-11-02 ⓘ |
| employer | Louis XVI of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
18th century
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French Revolution era ⓘ |
| familyName | Le Tonnelier de Breteuil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Louis Auguste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Baron de Breteuil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldRank | high-ranking court official ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| memberOfNobility | French nobility ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement in pre-revolutionary reforms
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loyalty to Louis XVI ⓘ opposition to the liberal nobility and parlements ⓘ role in the final years of the Ancien Régime ⓘ |
| occupation |
courtier
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diplomat ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| participantIn | politics of the Ancien Régime ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kingdom of France
NERFINISHED
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Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
First French Empire
NERFINISHED
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Paris ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | royalist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
French ambassador to Austria
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French ambassador to Sweden ⓘ French ambassador to the Kingdom of Naples ⓘ Minister of State of France ⓘ Minister of the Royal Household ⓘ Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| servedAsMinisterFor | Louis XVI of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Paris
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Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baron de Breteuil Description of subject: Baron de Breteuil was a prominent French aristocrat and statesman who served as a key minister to King Louis XVI in the final years of the Ancien Régime.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.