Maximilien Foy
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Maximilien Foy was a prominent French general of the Napoleonic Wars, noted for his capable leadership in the Peninsular War and later role as a liberal statesman and orator in the French Chamber of Deputies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maximilien Foy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10170011 — 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: Maximilien Foy Context triple: [Battle of Los Arapiles, commander, Maximilien Foy]
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A.
Michael Fournier
Michael Fournier is an American local politician who serves as the mayor of Royal Oak, Michigan.
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B.
Jacques Cathelineau
Jacques Cathelineau was a French royalist leader and devout Catholic peasant who became one of the principal chiefs of the counter-revolutionary forces during the War in the Vendée in the French Revolution.
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C.
Maxime Alexandre
Maxime Alexandre is a Belgian-Italian cinematographer known for his work on genre films, particularly in horror and dark comedy.
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D.
Pierre Laffitte
Pierre Laffitte was a French senator and visionary engineer best known for conceiving and developing the Sophia Antipolis technology park near Nice, often cited as Europe’s first science and technology hub.
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E.
Louis Boisrond-Tonnerre
Louis Boisrond-Tonnerre was a Haitian writer, lawyer, and revolutionary best known for drafting the text of Haiti’s 1804 Declaration of Independence.
- 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: Maximilien Foy Target entity description: Maximilien Foy was a prominent French general of the Napoleonic Wars, noted for his capable leadership in the Peninsular War and later role as a liberal statesman and orator in the French Chamber of Deputies.
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A.
Michael Fournier
Michael Fournier is an American local politician who serves as the mayor of Royal Oak, Michigan.
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B.
Jacques Cathelineau
Jacques Cathelineau was a French royalist leader and devout Catholic peasant who became one of the principal chiefs of the counter-revolutionary forces during the War in the Vendée in the French Revolution.
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C.
Maxime Alexandre
Maxime Alexandre is a Belgian-Italian cinematographer known for his work on genre films, particularly in horror and dark comedy.
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D.
Pierre Laffitte
Pierre Laffitte was a French senator and visionary engineer best known for conceiving and developing the Sophia Antipolis technology park near Nice, often cited as Europe’s first science and technology hub.
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E.
Louis Boisrond-Tonnerre
Louis Boisrond-Tonnerre was a Haitian writer, lawyer, and revolutionary best known for drafting the text of Haiti’s 1804 Declaration of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French general
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| era |
Bourbon Restoration in France
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linked to:
Bourbon Restoration
Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| familyName | Foy ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
military affairs
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politics ⓘ public speaking ⓘ |
| givenName | Maximilien ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | general of division ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on liberal opposition in early 19th-century France
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leadership in the Peninsular War ⓘ liberal speeches in the Chamber of Deputies ⓘ opposition to ultra-royalist policies during the Bourbon Restoration ⓘ reputation as a capable and courageous commander ⓘ service under Napoleon I of France ⓘ |
| notableWork | Speeches in the French Chamber of Deputies ⓘ |
| occupation |
general
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military officer ⓘ orator ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Hundred Days
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Napoleonic Wars ⓘ Peninsular War ⓘ War of the Sixth Coalition ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | liberal ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
member of the Chamber of Deputies of France
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peer of France ⓘ |
| residence | France ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Paris
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Portugal ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maximilien Foy Description of subject: Maximilien Foy was a prominent French general of the Napoleonic Wars, noted for his capable leadership in the Peninsular War and later role as a liberal statesman and orator in the French Chamber of Deputies.
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