Jeanne Bécu
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Jeanne Bécu, better known as Madame du Barry, was the last maîtresse-en-titre of King Louis XV of France and a prominent figure at the royal court in the years leading up to the French Revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jeanne Bécu canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7496907 — 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: Jeanne Bécu Context triple: [Madame du Barry, birthName, Jeanne Bécu]
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Jeanne Malnoë
Jeanne Malnoë was the mother of French Revolutionary figure Madame Roland and thus part of the modest Parisian artisan milieu from which her famous daughter emerged.
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B.
Léonore Baulac
Léonore Baulac is a French ballet dancer and étoile (principal) of the Paris Opera Ballet, acclaimed for her artistry and leading roles in the classical and contemporary repertoire.
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C.
Aurélia Thierrée
Aurélia Thierrée is a French actress and circus performer known for her surreal, dreamlike stage shows that blend physical theatre, mime, and illusion.
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D.
Ursule Mirouët
Ursule Mirouët is a novel by Honoré de Balzac, part of his La Comédie humaine cycle, that explores themes of inheritance, provincial life, and moral virtue in 19th-century France.
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E.
Eliette Mouret
Eliette Mouret is a French former fashion model and artist best known as the wife of renowned Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan.
- 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: Jeanne Bécu Target entity description: Jeanne Bécu, better known as Madame du Barry, was the last maîtresse-en-titre of King Louis XV of France and a prominent figure at the royal court in the years leading up to the French Revolution.
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A.
Jeanne Malnoë
Jeanne Malnoë was the mother of French Revolutionary figure Madame Roland and thus part of the modest Parisian artisan milieu from which her famous daughter emerged.
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B.
Léonore Baulac
Léonore Baulac is a French ballet dancer and étoile (principal) of the Paris Opera Ballet, acclaimed for her artistry and leading roles in the classical and contemporary repertoire.
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C.
Aurélia Thierrée
Aurélia Thierrée is a French actress and circus performer known for her surreal, dreamlike stage shows that blend physical theatre, mime, and illusion.
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D.
Ursule Mirouët
Ursule Mirouët is a novel by Honoré de Balzac, part of his La Comédie humaine cycle, that explores themes of inheritance, provincial life, and moral virtue in 19th-century France.
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E.
Eliette Mouret
Eliette Mouret is a relatively obscure individual whose publicly available information is minimal and not widely documented.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French noblewoman
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executed person ⓘ human ⓘ royal mistress ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Comtesse du Barry
NERFINISHED
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Madame du Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French Revolution
NERFINISHED
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Louis XV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Marie Antoinette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | guillotine ⓘ |
| causeOfMarriage | to obtain noble status for presentation at court ⓘ |
| convictedOf | treason ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1743-08-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1793-12-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 1768 ⓘ |
| employer | Louis XV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by guillotine ⓘ |
| memberOf | French royal court of Louis XV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Anne Bécu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Jeanne Bécu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the last chief royal mistress of King Louis XV
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symbolizing the perceived excesses of the Ancien Régime in revolutionary propaganda ⓘ |
| notableWork |
commissioning works from architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux
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commissioning works from painter Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun ⓘ patronage of the Château de Louveciennes ⓘ |
| occupation |
courtesan
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lady-in-waiting ⓘ |
| participantIn | Reign of Terror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronOf |
architecture
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arts ⓘ decorative arts ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Lorraine
NERFINISHED
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Vaucouleurs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Paris
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Revolutionary France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Ancien Régime France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | maîtresse-en-titre of Louis XV of France ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Château de Louveciennes
NERFINISHED
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Palace of Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | presentation at the court of Versailles in 1769 ⓘ |
| socialBackground | illegitimate birth ⓘ |
| spouse | Guillaume du Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Comtesse du Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jeanne Bécu Description of subject: Jeanne Bécu, better known as Madame du Barry, was the last maîtresse-en-titre of King Louis XV of France and a prominent figure at the royal court in the years leading up to the French Revolution.
Referenced by (1)
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