Étienne Macdonald
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Étienne Macdonald was a prominent French marshal of the Napoleonic era, noted for his leadership in several major campaigns across Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Étienne Macdonald canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7769483 — 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: Étienne Macdonald Context triple: [Battle of Bautzen, FrenchCommander, Étienne Macdonald]
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A.
Eugène Figuière
Eugène Figuière was a French publisher known for championing early 20th-century avant-garde and Cubist literature and art.
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B.
Étienne Provost
Étienne Provost was a 19th-century French-Canadian fur trapper and explorer of the American West, particularly the regions that are now Utah and Colorado.
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C.
Germain Pilon
Germain Pilon was a prominent 16th-century French sculptor renowned for his expressive funerary monuments and contributions to the French Renaissance style.
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D.
Édouard-Alfred Martel
Édouard-Alfred Martel was a pioneering French speleologist often regarded as the father of modern cave exploration.
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E.
Adolphe-Basile Routhier
Adolphe-Basile Routhier was a Canadian judge, author, and poet best known for writing the original French lyrics to Canada’s national anthem, "O Canada."
- 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: Étienne Macdonald Target entity description: Étienne Macdonald was a prominent French marshal of the Napoleonic era, noted for his leadership in several major campaigns across Europe.
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A.
Eugène Figuière
Eugène Figuière was a French publisher known for championing early 20th-century avant-garde and Cubist literature and art.
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B.
Étienne Provost
Étienne Provost was a 19th-century French-Canadian fur trapper and explorer of the American West, particularly the regions that are now Utah and Colorado.
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C.
Germain Pilon
Germain Pilon was a prominent 16th-century French sculptor renowned for his expressive funerary monuments and contributions to the French Renaissance style.
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D.
Édouard-Alfred Martel
Édouard-Alfred Martel was a pioneering French speleologist often regarded as the father of modern cave exploration.
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E.
Adolphe-Basile Routhier
Adolphe-Basile Routhier was a Canadian judge, author, and poet best known for writing the original French lyrics to Canada’s national anthem, "O Canada."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French military officer
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
First French Empire
NERFINISHED
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First French Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur
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surface form:
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Marshal’s baton of the French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Bautzen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Lützen (1813) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Trebbia (1799) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Wagram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Père Lachaise Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1765-11-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1840-09-25 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Macdonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Étienne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| laterSupported | Bourbon Restoration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Marshal of the Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Étienne Macdonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Duke of Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
command at the Battle of Wagram
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command in the 1809 Danube campaign ⓘ command in the 1813 German campaign ⓘ service in the Italian campaigns of the Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| occupation |
military commander
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soldier ⓘ |
| participantIn |
French Revolutionary Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Fifth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Second Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Sixth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Ardennes
NERFINISHED
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France ⓘ Sedan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Courcelles-le-Roi
NERFINISHED
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France ⓘ Loiret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Grand chancellor of the Legion of Honour
NERFINISHED
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Marshal of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Pair de France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| supported | Napoleon I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Étienne Macdonald Description of subject: Étienne Macdonald was a prominent French marshal of the Napoleonic era, noted for his leadership in several major campaigns across Europe.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.