Louis François, duc de Boufflers
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Louis François, duc de Boufflers was a prominent French marshal and nobleman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, noted for his skilled leadership in major conflicts of Louis XIV’s reign.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Louis-François de Boufflers | 8 |
| Duke of Boufflers | 3 |
| Louis François de Boufflers | 2 |
| Louis François, duc de Boufflers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T573463 — 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: Louis François, duc de Boufflers Context triple: [Battle of Malplaquet, commander, Louis François, duc de Boufflers]
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Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse
Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse was an illegitimate but later legitimized son of King Louis XIV who became a prominent French admiral and high-ranking noble during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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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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Marshal François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi
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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D.
Charles-Louis
Charles-Louis was the given name of Montesquieu, the influential French Enlightenment thinker best known for his theory of the separation of powers in government.
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Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
Philippe I, Duke of Orléans was the younger brother of King Louis XIV of France, a prominent military commander and influential prince of the blood during the 17th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Louis François, duc de Boufflers Target entity description: Louis François, duc de Boufflers was a prominent French marshal and nobleman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, noted for his skilled leadership in major conflicts of Louis XIV’s reign.
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A.
Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse
Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse was an illegitimate but later legitimized son of King Louis XIV who became a prominent French admiral and high-ranking noble during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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B.
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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C.
Marshal François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi
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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D.
Charles-Louis
Charles-Louis was the given name of Montesquieu, the influential French Enlightenment thinker best known for his theory of the separation of powers in government.
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E.
Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
Philippe I, Duke of Orléans was the younger brother of King Louis XIV of France, a prominent military commander and influential prince of the blood during the 17th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French noble
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human ⓘ marshal of France ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| employer | Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| era |
early 18th century
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late 17th century ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle |
duc
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maréchal de France ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | French high nobility ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Louis François, duc de Boufflers
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Duke of Boufflers
Marshal of France ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defensive generalship
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leadership in Louis XIV’s wars ⓘ loyal service to Louis XIV ⓘ |
| notableWork |
command at the Battle of Malplaquet
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defence of Lille in 1708 ⓘ Siege of Namur (1695) ⓘ
surface form:
defence of Namur in 1695
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| participantIn |
Battle of Malplaquet
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Nine Years' War ⓘ War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ Siege of Lille ⓘ
surface form:
siege of Lille (1708)
Siege of Namur (1692) ⓘ
surface form:
siege of Namur (1692)
Siege of Namur (1695) ⓘ
surface form:
siege of Namur (1695)
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| positionHeld |
governor of Flanders
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military commander in the army of Louis XIV ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Louis François, duc de Boufflers Description of subject: Louis François, duc de Boufflers was a prominent French marshal and nobleman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, noted for his skilled leadership in major conflicts of Louis XIV’s reign.
Referenced by (14)
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