La Tour d’Auvergne
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La Tour d’Auvergne is a prominent French noble family historically associated with high-ranking titles and significant political and military influence in early modern France.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Tour d’Auvergne canonical | 11 |
| La Tour-d’Auvergne | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9206417 — 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: La Tour d’Auvergne Context triple: [Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon, familyName, La Tour d’Auvergne]
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A.
Roche de Vergisson
Roche de Vergisson is a prominent limestone escarpment in the Mâconnais region of eastern France, known for its dramatic cliffs, scenic hiking trails, and surrounding vineyards.
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B.
Château de La Tour-de-Peilz
Château de La Tour-de-Peilz is a historic lakeside castle in the Swiss town of La Tour-de-Peilz, known today for housing the Swiss Museum of Games on the shores of Lake Geneva.
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C.
Château des Baux
Château des Baux is a medieval fortress ruin in Les Baux-de-Provence, France, historically serving as the stronghold of the powerful House of Baux.
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D.
Campanile Val de France
Campanile Val de France is a family-friendly hotel near Disneyland Paris that offers convenient accommodation and shuttle access to the theme parks.
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E.
Rocher des Doms
Rocher des Doms is a rocky hill and public garden in Avignon, France, that forms the historic heart of the city and overlooks the Rhône River and the Palais des Papes.
- 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: La Tour d’Auvergne Target entity description: La Tour d’Auvergne is a prominent French noble family historically associated with high-ranking titles and significant political and military influence in early modern France.
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A.
Roche de Vergisson
Roche de Vergisson is a prominent limestone escarpment in the Mâconnais region of eastern France, known for its dramatic cliffs, scenic hiking trails, and surrounding vineyards.
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B.
Château de La Tour-de-Peilz
Château de La Tour-de-Peilz is a historic lakeside castle in the Swiss town of La Tour-de-Peilz, known today for housing the Swiss Museum of Games on the shores of Lake Geneva.
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C.
Château des Baux
Château des Baux is a medieval fortress ruin in Les Baux-de-Provence, France, historically serving as the stronghold of the powerful House of Baux.
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D.
Campanile Val de France
Campanile Val de France is a family-friendly hotel near Disneyland Paris that offers convenient accommodation and shuttle access to the theme parks.
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E.
Rocher des Doms
Rocher des Doms is a rocky hill and public garden in Avignon, France, that forms the historic heart of the city and overlooks the Rhône River and the Palais des Papes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | French noble family ⓘ |
| annexationContext | Sedan and Bouillon eventually annexed by the Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| associatedTerritory |
Albret
ⓘ
Auvergne ⓘ Bouillon ⓘ Sedan ⓘ Turenne ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dynasticStatus | sovereign princes (in Sedan and Bouillon before annexation) ⓘ |
| genealogicalType | hereditary noble lineage ⓘ |
| heritage | part of the French aristocratic elite ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659)
ⓘ
French Wars of Religion ⓘ House of Bourbon ⓘ Thirty Years’ War ⓘ
linked to:
Thirty Years' War
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| militaryInfluence | early modern France ⓘ |
| militaryTradition | produced marshals of France ⓘ |
| nobleTitleHeld |
Count of Auvergne
ⓘ
Count of Lauraguais ⓘ Duke of Albret ⓘ Duke of Bouillon ⓘ Prince of Sedan ⓘ Viscount of Turenne ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high-ranking noble titles
ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ political influence at the French court ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Frédéric Maurice de La Tour d’Auvergne
ⓘ
Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne ⓘ Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne ⓘ Théophile Malo Corret de La Tour d’Auvergne ⓘ
linked to:
Théophile Corret de La Tour d’Auvergne
|
| politicalAlignment |
at times in tension with royal authority
ⓘ
often aligned with French crown interests ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence | early modern France ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
princes of the sovereign duchy of Bouillon
ⓘ
princes of the sovereign principality of Sedan ⓘ |
| region |
Auvergne
ⓘ
Grand Est ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
initially Protestant
ⓘ
later Catholic (for some branches) ⓘ |
| seatOrResidence |
Bouillon
ⓘ
Sedan ⓘ |
| socialClass | high nobility ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La Tour d’Auvergne Description of subject: La Tour d’Auvergne is a prominent French noble family historically associated with high-ranking titles and significant political and military influence in early modern France.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: La Tour d’Auvergne