Prince of the Blood

E823390

French royal title hereditary dignity

Prince of the Blood was a high-ranking French royal status reserved for legitimate male-line descendants of the king, granting them special precedence and political influence at court.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Prince of the Blood canonical	7
Prince of the blood	3
Premier Prince du Sang	1
Prince of the Blood (Prince du Sang)	1
Prince of the Blood (disputed status)	1
Prince of the Blood, First Prince of the Blood	1
Royal Prince of the Blood	1
prince du sang (prince of the blood)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9816143 — 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: Prince of the Blood
Context triple: [Francis, Duke of Anjou, nobleTitle, Prince of the Blood]

A. Prince of the Blood
Prince of the Blood is a Japanese imperial title historically granted to male members of the extended imperial family who were not in the direct line of succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
B. Prince of Gravina
Prince of Gravina is an Italian noble title historically associated with the prominent Gravina family, notably held by Admiral Federico Gravina.
C. The Fall of Princes
The Fall of Princes is a lengthy 15th-century Middle English poem by John Lydgate that recounts the tragic downfalls of historical and legendary figures as moral exempla on the instability of fortune.
D. Prince of Vivaro
The Prince of Vivaro is a hereditary noble title historically held by the influential Italian Borghese family.
E. Vigil of the Princes
Vigil of the Princes is a ceremonial tradition in which members of the royal family stand guard in silent watch over the coffin of a deceased monarch during their lying-in-state.
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: Prince of the Blood
Target entity description: Prince of the Blood was a high-ranking French royal status reserved for legitimate male-line descendants of the king, granting them special precedence and political influence at court.

A. Prince of the Blood
Prince of the Blood is a Japanese imperial title historically granted to male members of the extended imperial family who were not in the direct line of succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
B. Prince of Gravina
Prince of Gravina is an Italian noble title historically associated with the prominent Gravina family, notably held by Admiral Federico Gravina.
C. The Fall of Princes
The Fall of Princes is a lengthy 15th-century Middle English poem by John Lydgate that recounts the tragic downfalls of historical and legendary figures as moral exempla on the instability of fortune.
D. Prince of Vivaro
The Prince of Vivaro is a hereditary noble title historically held by the influential Italian Borghese family.
E. Vigil of the Princes
Vigil of the Princes is a ceremonial tradition in which members of the royal family stand guard in silent watch over the coffin of a deceased monarch during their lying-in-state.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French royal title ⓘ hereditary dignity ⓘ
abolishedWith	end of the Ancien Régime ⓘ
appliesTo	French royal family ⓘ legitimate male-line descendants of the king of France ⓘ
associatedWith	Ancien Régime France ⓘ linked to: Ancien Régime
basisOfStatus	agnatic descent from the king ⓘ membership in the royal house ⓘ
ceremonialContext	lit de justice ⓘ royal ceremonies ⓘ royal weddings ⓘ state entries ⓘ
country	Kingdom of France ⓘ
entails	priority in seating and precedence ⓘ privileged access to the monarch ⓘ special ceremonial honors ⓘ
FrenchName	Prince du sang ⓘ
genderRestriction	male-line only ⓘ
governedBy	royal edicts and court ordinances ⓘ
grants	high precedence at the French court ⓘ political influence at the French court ⓘ status in the line of succession to the French throne ⓘ
hasOpposite	illegitimate royal descendants ⓘ
higherRankThan	most other nobles ⓘ peers of France ⓘ
historicalContext	French hereditary monarchy ⓘ
influencedBy	Salic law principles of succession ⓘ
languageOfName	French ⓘ
legitimacyRequirement	legitimate birth required ⓘ
lowerRankThan	sons of the king ⓘ the Dauphin of France ⓘ linked to: Dauphin of France the king of France ⓘ linked to: King of France
politicalRole	key actors in succession disputes ⓘ potential leaders of royal factions at court ⓘ
recognizedBy	French kings ⓘ French parlements ⓘ
relatedConcept	line of succession to the French throne ⓘ princes of the blood royal ⓘ
socialFunction	distinguishing close royal agnates from other nobles ⓘ marking hierarchy within the royal dynasty ⓘ
socialRank	high nobility ⓘ
statusDependsOn	proximity of kinship to the reigning king ⓘ
timePeriod	Ancien Régime ⓘ before the French Revolution ⓘ
typeOf	princely rank ⓘ
usedIn	French court etiquette ⓘ French royal protocol ⓘ

How these facts were elicited