Marshal François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi
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Marshal François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi, was a prominent French general and courtier under Louis XIV, remembered for his high noble status and several major military defeats during the War of the Spanish Succession.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi | 4 |
| François de Neufville, 2nd Duke of Villeroy | 1 |
| Marshal François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T553599 — 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.
Target entity: Marshal François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi Context triple: [Battle of Ramillies, commander, Marshal François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi]
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Henri de la Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne
Henri de la Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, was a renowned 17th-century French marshal and one of France’s greatest military commanders, celebrated for his strategic brilliance in the Thirty Years’ War and subsequent conflicts.
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Marshal Boufflers
Marshal Boufflers was a prominent French general and marshal of France under Louis XIV, noted for his skilled defensive leadership in major late 17th-century European conflicts.
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François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers
François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers was a French admiral of the Revolutionary era, best known for commanding the French fleet that was defeated by Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of the Nile in 1798.
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Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé
Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé was a 17th-century French general and nobleman renowned as one of France’s greatest military commanders, noted for victories such as the Battle of Rocroi and his complex role in the Fronde.
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Jacques François Dugommier
Jacques François Dugommier was a French Revolutionary general noted for his decisive leadership in several key campaigns, including the early victories of the Revolutionary Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Marshal François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi Target entity description: Marshal François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi, was a prominent French general and courtier under Louis XIV, remembered for his high noble status and several major military defeats during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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A.
Henri de la Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne
Henri de la Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, was a renowned 17th-century French marshal and one of France’s greatest military commanders, celebrated for his strategic brilliance in the Thirty Years’ War and subsequent conflicts.
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B.
Marshal Boufflers
Marshal Boufflers was a prominent French general and marshal of France under Louis XIV, noted for his skilled defensive leadership in major late 17th-century European conflicts.
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C.
François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers
François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers was a French admiral of the Revolutionary era, best known for commanding the French fleet that was defeated by Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of the Nile in 1798.
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D.
Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé
Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé was a 17th-century French general and nobleman renowned as one of France’s greatest military commanders, noted for victories such as the Battle of Rocroi and his complex role in the Fronde.
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E.
Jacques François Dugommier
Jacques François Dugommier was a French Revolutionary general noted for his decisive leadership in several key campaigns, including the early victories of the Revolutionary Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French general
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French noble ⓘ duke ⓘ human ⓘ marshal of France ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1644-04-07 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Lyon ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Église Saint‑Sulpice
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surface form:
Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris
|
| centuryOfActivity |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
| child |
Nicolas de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy
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surface form:
Louis Nicolas de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy
|
| closeTo | Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| courtRole |
courtier at the Palace of Versailles
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favorite of Louis XIV ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1730-07-18 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kingdom of France
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Paris ⓘ |
| employer |
Louis XIV of France
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Louis XV of France ⓘ |
| era |
Ancien Régime
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surface form:
Ancien Régime France
|
| familyName | de Neufville ⓘ |
| father | Nicolas de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy ⓘ |
| givenName | François ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
French nobility
ⓘ
House of Neufville de Villeroy ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
Nine Years' War
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surface form:
War of the Grand Alliance
War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| mother | Madeleine de Blanchefort ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Duke of Villeroi ⓘ |
| notableFor |
capture at the Battle of Cremona (1702)
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command in the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ defeat at the Battle of Chiari ⓘ defeat at the Battle of Ramillies ⓘ major military defeats ⓘ role as courtier of Louis XIV ⓘ |
| notableWork | military service under Louis XIV ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
governor of Lyon
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governor of the young Louis XV ⓘ governor of the Île-de-France ⓘ marshal of France ⓘ peer of France ⓘ |
| promotedToMarshal | 1693 ⓘ |
| rank |
Maréchal de France
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surface form:
Marshal of France
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| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse | Marguerite-Marie de Cossé-Brissac ⓘ |
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Subject: Marshal François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi Description of subject: Marshal François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi, was a prominent French general and courtier under Louis XIV, remembered for his high noble status and several major military defeats during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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