Jean Poton de Xaintrailles
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Jean Poton de Xaintrailles was a prominent French military leader and companion of Joan of Arc during the Hundred Years' War, noted for his role in several key victories against the English.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jean Poton de Xaintrailles canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7234647 — 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: Jean Poton de Xaintrailles Context triple: [Battle of Patay, commander, Jean Poton de Xaintrailles]
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Jean de Louvres
Jean de Louvres was a 14th-century French architect best known for his major role in shaping the monumental Gothic complex of the Palais des Papes in Avignon.
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B.
Pierre-Joseph de Sailly
Pierre-Joseph de Sailly was a French naval officer who served as a commander during the late-18th-century maritime conflict between France and the United States known as the Quasi-War.
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C.
François Fouquet
François Fouquet was a 17th-century French nobleman best known as the father of Nicolas Fouquet, the powerful Superintendent of Finances under Louis XIV.
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Jehan Cauvin
Jehan Cauvin is the French-born theologian and reformer better known by his Latinized name John Calvin, a central figure in the Protestant Reformation and the development of Calvinism.
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E.
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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jean Poton de Xaintrailles Target entity description: Jean Poton de Xaintrailles was a prominent French military leader and companion of Joan of Arc during the Hundred Years' War, noted for his role in several key victories against the English.
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A.
Jean de Louvres
Jean de Louvres was a 14th-century French architect best known for his major role in shaping the monumental Gothic complex of the Palais des Papes in Avignon.
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B.
Pierre-Joseph de Sailly
Pierre-Joseph de Sailly was a French naval officer who served as a commander during the late-18th-century maritime conflict between France and the United States known as the Quasi-War.
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C.
François Fouquet
François Fouquet was a 17th-century French nobleman best known as the father of Nicolas Fouquet, the powerful Superintendent of Finances under Louis XIV.
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D.
Jehan Cauvin
Jehan Cauvin is the French-born theologian and reformer better known by his Latinized name John Calvin, a central figure in the Protestant Reformation and the development of Calvinism.
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E.
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 (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French noble
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Hundred Years' War soldier ⓘ human ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| activeDuring | 15th century ⓘ |
| allyOf | Joan of Arc ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French royalist cause
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Orléanist forces ⓘ |
| companionOf | Joan of Arc ⓘ |
| conflict | Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bold offensive tactics
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cavalry leadership ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| loyalty |
Charles VII of France
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French Crown ⓘ |
| militaryAchievement | helping secure a series of victories along the Loire against English forces ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
French royal army
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linked to:
French royal forces
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| militaryRank |
Marshal of France
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linked to:
Maréchal de France
|
| militaryStatus | veteran of the Loire Campaign ⓘ |
| nativeCountry | France ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading French forces against the English
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participation in the Loire Campaign ⓘ role in lifting the Siege of Orléans ⓘ supporting Joan of Arc ⓘ |
| notableWork | military campaigns during the Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
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soldier ⓘ |
| opponent | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Battle of Beaugency
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Battle of Jargeau ⓘ Battle of Meung-sur-Loire ⓘ Battle of Patay ⓘ Hundred Years' War ⓘ Loire Campaign ⓘ Siege of Orléans ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Marshal of France ⓘ |
| role |
French field commander
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royalist captain ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Charles VII of France ⓘ |
| sideInConflict |
Armagnac (French royal) faction
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linked to:
French Armagnac faction
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jean Poton de Xaintrailles Description of subject: Jean Poton de Xaintrailles was a prominent French military leader and companion of Joan of Arc during the Hundred Years' War, noted for his role in several key victories against the English.
Referenced by (3)
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