Battle of Hernani
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The Battle of Hernani was a famous 1830 theatrical controversy in Paris over Victor Hugo’s play "Hernani," marking a decisive clash between Romanticism and French classical literary tradition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Hernani canonical | 2 |
| Bataille d'Hernani | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8719280 — 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: Battle of Hernani Context triple: [Hernani, notableEvent, Battle of Hernani]
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A.
Battle of Montijo
The Battle of Montijo was a 1644 engagement in the Portuguese Restoration War in which Portuguese forces fought Spanish troops near Montijo, Spain, helping to affirm Portugal’s renewed independence from Spanish rule.
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B.
Battle of Sahagún
The Battle of Sahagún was a cavalry action during the Peninsular War (1808) in which British light dragoons decisively defeated French cavalry near the town of Sahagún in Spain.
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C.
Battle of Campichuelo
The Battle of Campichuelo was an early engagement of the Argentine War of Independence in which revolutionary forces crossed into Paraguayan territory, marking the start of the Paraguayan campaign.
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D.
Battle of Toro
The Battle of Toro was a pivotal 1476 engagement in the War of the Castilian Succession between the forces of Isabella I of Castile and Afonso V of Portugal that helped secure Isabella’s claim to the Castilian throne.
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E.
Battle of Pamplona
The Battle of Pamplona (1521) was a key conflict in the Spanish–Navarrese wars, best known for the wounding and spiritual turning point of Ignatius of Loyola, who later founded the Society of Jesus.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Hernani Target entity description: The Battle of Hernani was a famous 1830 theatrical controversy in Paris over Victor Hugo’s play "Hernani," marking a decisive clash between Romanticism and French classical literary tradition.
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A.
Battle of Montijo
The Battle of Montijo was a 1644 engagement in the Portuguese Restoration War in which Portuguese forces fought Spanish troops near Montijo, Spain, helping to affirm Portugal’s renewed independence from Spanish rule.
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B.
Battle of Sahagún
The Battle of Sahagún was a cavalry action during the Peninsular War (1808) in which British light dragoons decisively defeated French cavalry near the town of Sahagún in Spain.
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C.
Battle of Campichuelo
The Battle of Campichuelo was an early engagement of the Argentine War of Independence in which revolutionary forces crossed into Paraguayan territory, marking the start of the Paraguayan campaign.
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D.
Battle of Toro
The Battle of Toro was a pivotal 1476 engagement in the War of the Castilian Succession between the forces of Isabella I of Castile and Afonso V of Portugal that helped secure Isabella’s claim to the Castilian throne.
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E.
Battle of Pamplona
The Battle of Pamplona (1521) was a key conflict in the Spanish–Navarrese wars, best known for the wounding and spiritual turning point of Ignatius of Loyola, who later founded the Society of Jesus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural conflict
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literary controversy ⓘ theatrical event ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Rue de Richelieu, Paris ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinMovement | early phase of French Romantic theatre ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalContext | 19th-century French theatre ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
19th-century French literary histories
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memoirs of Théophile Gautier ⓘ |
| followedBy | wider acceptance of Romantic drama in French theatre ⓘ |
| genreOfMainWork | Romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Bataille d'Hernani
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linked to:
Battle of Hernani
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| hasAudienceReaction |
enthusiastic support from Romantic youth
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hostile reaction from classical critics ⓘ noisy demonstrations during performances ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOfMainWork | Victor Hugo ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Alexandre Dumas
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Alfred de Vigny ⓘ Théophile Gautier ⓘ Victor Hugo ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject |
the play "Hernani"
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linked to:
Hernani
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| hasOutcome | increased prestige of Romantic writers in France ⓘ |
| hasPart |
premiere of "Hernani"
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subsequent performances of "Hernani" ⓘ |
| hasParticipantGroup |
defenders of classical theatre
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supporters of Romanticism ⓘ young Romantic writers and artists ⓘ |
| influenced |
perception of Victor Hugo as leader of Romanticism
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subsequent French dramatic writing ⓘ |
| languageOfContext | French ⓘ |
| location |
Comédie-Française, Paris
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linked to:
Comédie-Française
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| mainTheme | clash between Romanticism and French classical tradition ⓘ |
| movement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| opposedMovement | French classical literary tradition ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier debates over Romanticism in France ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
freedom from classical unities
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historical drama ⓘ mixing of comic and tragic tones ⓘ rejection of strict Alexandrine verse rules ⓘ |
| relatedMovement | French Romanticism ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
"Hernani"
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linked to:
Hernani
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| significance |
symbolic victory of Romantic drama over classical rules
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turning point in the French Romantic movement ⓘ |
| startTime | 1830 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | July Monarchy era in France ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAt | Comédie-Française ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | Paris ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Hernani Description of subject: The Battle of Hernani was a famous 1830 theatrical controversy in Paris over Victor Hugo’s play "Hernani," marking a decisive clash between Romanticism and French classical literary tradition.
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linked to: Battle of Hernani