Château de Coucy

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fortress historic monument medieval castle

Château de Coucy is a medieval fortress in northern France, once famed for its massive keep and strategic importance, now preserved as an impressive ruin.

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Label	Occurrences
Château de Coucy canonical	13
Coucy Castle	1
great donjon of Coucy	1
ruins of Château de Coucy	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7415996 — 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: Château de Coucy
Context triple: [Coucy, France, hasPart, Château de Coucy]

A. Château de Guise
Château de Guise is a historic medieval fortress in northern France that served as the powerful stronghold of the influential Dukes of Guise.
B. Château des Dames
Château des Dames is the famed French Renaissance château of Chenonceau, celebrated for its elegant arches spanning the River Cher and its long association with influential women in French history.
C. Château de Villers-Cotterêts
Château de Villers-Cotterêts is a historic French royal residence in Villers-Cotterêts, notable for its Renaissance architecture and association with King Francis I.
D. 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.
E. Château de Falaise
Château de Falaise is a medieval fortress in Normandy, France, best known as the birthplace and stronghold of William the Conqueror.
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: Château de Coucy
Target entity description: Château de Coucy is a medieval fortress in northern France, once famed for its massive keep and strategic importance, now preserved as an impressive ruin.

A. Château de Guise
Château de Guise is a historic medieval fortress in northern France that served as the powerful stronghold of the influential Dukes of Guise.
B. Château des Dames
Château des Dames is the famed French Renaissance château of Chenonceau, celebrated for its elegant arches spanning the River Cher and its long association with influential women in French history.
C. Château de Villers-Cotterêts
Château de Villers-Cotterêts is a historic French royal residence in Villers-Cotterêts, notable for its Renaissance architecture and association with King Francis I.
D. 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.
E. Château de Falaise
Château de Falaise is a medieval fortress in Normandy, France, best known as the birthplace and stronghold of William the Conqueror.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fortress ⓘ historic monument ⓘ medieval castle ⓘ
architecturalStyle	medieval military architecture ⓘ
builderFamily	House of Coucy ⓘ
builtBy	Enguerrand III de Coucy ⓘ linked to: Enguerrand III, Lord of Coucy
constructionStart	early 13th century ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
currentCondition	impressive ruin ⓘ
demolishedPartiallyIn	1917 ⓘ
destroyedBy	German army ⓘ linked to: Wehrmacht
destructionContext	World War I ⓘ
diameterOfKeep	approximately 31 meters ⓘ
era	High Middle Ages ⓘ
hasNickname	one of the greatest medieval fortresses in Europe ⓘ
hasPart	baileys ⓘ curtain walls ⓘ gatehouses ⓘ keep ⓘ moat ⓘ towers ⓘ
hasViewOver	village of Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique ⓘ linked to: Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
heightOfKeep	approximately 54 meters ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monument historique of France ⓘ linked to: Monument historique (France)
heritageDesignationDate	19th century ⓘ
locatedIn	Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique ⓘ
locatedInPartOf	northern France ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Aisne ⓘ Hauts-de-France ⓘ
locatedNear	Laon ⓘ Soissons ⓘ
locatedOn	hilltop ⓘ
managedBy	Centre des monuments nationaux ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
notableFor	imposing fortifications ⓘ massive keep ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
originalFunction	feudal stronghold ⓘ residence of the lords of Coucy ⓘ
ownedBy	French state ⓘ linked to: French state (historically)
regionHistorical	Picardy ⓘ
status	ruin ⓘ
strategicRole	controlled routes between Soissons and Laon ⓘ major stronghold in Picardy ⓘ
tourismType	cultural tourism ⓘ heritage tourism ⓘ
usedUntil	early modern period ⓘ
wallThicknessOfKeep	approximately 7 meters ⓘ

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Coucy, France → hasPart → Château de Coucy ⓘ

Coucy, France → hasLandmark → Château de Coucy ⓘ

House of Coucy → seat → Château de Coucy ⓘ

House of Coucy → notableWork → Château de Coucy ⓘ

Enguerrand III, Lord of Coucy → residence → Château de Coucy ⓘ

Enguerrand III, Lord of Coucy → constructed → Château de Coucy ⓘ

Lady of Coucy → seat → Château de Coucy ⓘ

Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy → lordOf → Coucy Castle ⓘ

linked to: Château de Coucy

Lords of Coucy → seat → Château de Coucy ⓘ

Lords of Coucy → controlled → Château de Coucy ⓘ

Lordship of Coucy → centeredOn → Château de Coucy ⓘ

Lordship of Coucy → hasStronghold → Château de Coucy ⓘ

Lordship of Coucy → hasFortification → great donjon of Coucy ⓘ

linked to: Château de Coucy

Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique → hasPart → Château de Coucy ⓘ

Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique → hasLandmark → ruins of Château de Coucy ⓘ

linked to: Château de Coucy

Abbey of Nogent-sous-Coucy → near → Château de Coucy ⓘ

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