Lords of Coucy
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The Lords of Coucy were a powerful medieval noble family who controlled the formidable Château de Coucy and played a significant role in the feudal politics of northern France.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord of Coucy | 18 |
| Lords of Coucy canonical | 7 |
| Lords of Coucy (various members) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7416004 — 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: Lords of Coucy Context triple: [Coucy, France, hasHistoricalInhabitants, Lords of Coucy]
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A.
Lady of Coucy
Lady of Coucy was the feudal title held by the ruling noblewoman of the powerful medieval lordship of Coucy in northern France.
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B.
The Lady of Lyons
The Lady of Lyons is a popular 1838 romantic melodrama by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, centered on love, pride, and social class in post-Napoleonic France.
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C.
Lord of Hautefort
Lord of Hautefort was the feudal title held by the medieval Occitan noble and troubadour Bertrand de Born, associated with the castle and lands of Hautefort in southwestern France.
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D.
Lady of Montargis
Lady of Montargis is a noble title historically associated with Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke, reflecting her lordship over the French lordship of Montargis.
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E.
La Curée
La Curée is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that explores greed, corruption, and moral decay among Parisian high society during France’s Second Empire.
- 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: Lords of Coucy Target entity description: The Lords of Coucy were a powerful medieval noble family who controlled the formidable Château de Coucy and played a significant role in the feudal politics of northern France.
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A.
Lady of Coucy
Lady of Coucy was the feudal title held by the ruling noblewoman of the powerful medieval lordship of Coucy in northern France.
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B.
The Lady of Lyons
The Lady of Lyons is a popular 1838 romantic melodrama by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, centered on love, pride, and social class in post-Napoleonic France.
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C.
Lord of Hautefort
Lord of Hautefort was the feudal title held by the medieval Occitan noble and troubadour Bertrand de Born, associated with the castle and lands of Hautefort in southwestern France.
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D.
Lady of Montargis
Lady of Montargis is a noble title historically associated with Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke, reflecting her lordship over the French lordship of Montargis.
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E.
La Curée
La Curée is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that explores greed, corruption, and moral decay among Parisian high society during France’s Second Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | medieval noble family ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
English crown
ⓘ
linked to:
Crown of England
French crown ⓘ
linked to:
French Crown
|
| associatedWith |
Aisne department
ⓘ
linked to:
Aisne (department)
Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique commune ⓘ
linked to:
Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
|
| coatOfArms | barry of six vair and gules ⓘ |
| controlled | Château de Coucy ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 14th century ⓘ |
| extinctionReason | lack of male heirs ⓘ |
| floruit |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ 14th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Aubry de Coucy ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
Count of Soissons
ⓘ
Earl of Bedford ⓘ Sire de Coucy ⓘ |
| hereditaryTitle | passed by primogeniture ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Crusades
ⓘ
Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| knownFor | large donjon at Château de Coucy ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
feudal charters
ⓘ
medieval chronicles ⓘ |
| language | Old French ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of feudal independence in France ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique ⓘ |
| member |
Enguerrand II de Coucy
ⓘ
linked to:
Enguerrand II of Coucy
Enguerrand III de Coucy ⓘ
linked to:
Enguerrand III, Lord of Coucy
Enguerrand VII de Coucy ⓘ
linked to:
Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy
Marie de Coucy ⓘ Raoul I de Coucy ⓘ
linked to:
Raoul I of Coucy
Raoul II de Coucy ⓘ
linked to:
Raoul II, Lord of Coucy
|
| notableFor |
control of a formidable fortress
ⓘ
feudal power in northern France ⓘ |
| participatedIn | feudal politics of northern France ⓘ |
| powerBase |
fortified towns around Coucy
ⓘ
landed estates in Picardy ⓘ |
| region |
Picardy
ⓘ
northern France ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| seat | Château de Coucy ⓘ |
| socialClass | high nobility ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
High Middle Ages
ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| titleHeld |
Lord of Coucy
ⓘ
linked to:
Lords of Coucy
|
| vassalOf |
King of England
ⓘ
King of France ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lords of Coucy Description of subject: The Lords of Coucy were a powerful medieval noble family who controlled the formidable Château de Coucy and played a significant role in the feudal politics of northern France.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Alix
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