Élie Frédéric Forey
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Élie Frédéric Forey was a 19th-century French general best known for his prominent role in France’s overseas military campaigns under Napoleon III.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Élie Frédéric Forey canonical | 4 |
| Élie Frédéric Forey (French commander) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9138648 — 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: Élie Frédéric Forey Context triple: [French intervention in Mexico, commander, Élie Frédéric Forey]
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A.
Pierre de Wissant
Pierre de Wissant is one of the historical leaders of Calais whose self-sacrificial role during the Hundred Years’ War is famously immortalized in Auguste Rodin’s sculpture group "The Burghers of Calais."
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B.
Albert de Franqueville
Albert de Franqueville was a 19th-century mountaineer known for participating in the first recorded ascent of Aneto, the highest peak in the Pyrenees.
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C.
Alexandre Janson de Sailly
Alexandre Janson de Sailly was a 19th-century French lawyer and philanthropist best known for endowing the prestigious Parisian secondary school that bears his name, the Lycée Janson-de-Sailly.
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D.
Louis Marie de Lescure
Louis Marie de Lescure was a French royalist noble and military leader best known for his prominent role commanding Catholic and royalist forces during the War in the Vendée against the French Revolution.
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E.
Maurice d’Elbée
Maurice d’Elbée was a French Royalist general who became one of the principal leaders of the Catholic and Royal Army during the counter-revolutionary War in the Vendée.
- 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: Élie Frédéric Forey Target entity description: Élie Frédéric Forey was a 19th-century French general best known for his prominent role in France’s overseas military campaigns under Napoleon III.
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A.
Pierre de Wissant
Pierre de Wissant is one of the historical leaders of Calais whose self-sacrificial role during the Hundred Years’ War is famously immortalized in Auguste Rodin’s sculpture group "The Burghers of Calais."
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B.
Albert de Franqueville
Albert de Franqueville was a 19th-century mountaineer known for participating in the first recorded ascent of Aneto, the highest peak in the Pyrenees.
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C.
Alexandre Janson de Sailly
Alexandre Janson de Sailly was a 19th-century French lawyer and philanthropist best known for endowing the prestigious Parisian secondary school that bears his name, the Lycée Janson-de-Sailly.
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D.
Louis Marie de Lescure
Louis Marie de Lescure was a French royalist noble and military leader best known for his prominent role commanding Catholic and royalist forces during the War in the Vendée against the French Revolution.
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E.
Maurice d’Elbée
Maurice d’Elbée was a French Royalist general who became one of the principal leaders of the Catholic and Royal Army during the counter-revolutionary War in the Vendée.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French general
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| activityStartCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| allegiance | France ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Maximilian I of Mexico
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Napoleon III ⓘ
linked to:
Napoleon III of France
|
| awardReceived |
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur
|
| birthDate | 1804-01-10 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Crimean War
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French intervention in Mexico ⓘ Second Italian War of Independence ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1872-06-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr ⓘ |
| employer |
Second French Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Second Empire of France
|
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Forey ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Élie ⓘ |
| government |
Second French Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Second Empire of France
|
| hasActivity | military leadership ⓘ |
| hasNationality | French ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Marshal of the Empire
ⓘ
general ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
French expeditionary corps in Mexico
ⓘ
linked to:
French intervention in Mexico
|
| name | Élie Frédéric Forey ⓘ |
| notableCommanderFor |
Napoleon III
ⓘ
linked to:
Napoleon III of France
|
| notableFor |
command of French expeditionary forces in Mexico
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high command responsibilities in imperial campaigns ⓘ overseas military campaigns under Napoleon III ⓘ role in establishing the Second Mexican Empire ⓘ service during the Second French Empire ⓘ service in France’s overseas campaigns ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Père Lachaise Cemetery ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| positionHeld | senator of the Second French Empire ⓘ |
| residence | Paris ⓘ |
| title | Marshal of France ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Élie Frédéric Forey Description of subject: Élie Frédéric Forey was a 19th-century French general best known for his prominent role in France’s overseas military campaigns under Napoleon III.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Élie Frédéric Forey