Jean de Dinteville
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Jean de Dinteville was a 16th-century French diplomat and nobleman best known as one of the two richly dressed figures portrayed in Hans Holbein the Younger's painting "The Ambassadors."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jean de Dinteville canonical | 4 |
| Jean de Dinteville, French ambassador to England | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10221800 — 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: Jean de Dinteville Context triple: [The Ambassadors, depicts, Jean de Dinteville]
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Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully
Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, was a prominent French statesman and chief minister to King Henry IV, renowned for his financial and administrative reforms that helped restore stability to France after the Wars of Religion.
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B.
Jean de Pontac
Jean de Pontac was a prominent 16th-century Bordeaux nobleman and wine estate owner who played a key role in establishing the prestige of Château Haut-Brion and early classified Bordeaux wines.
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C.
Henry de Jouvenel
Henry de Jouvenel was a French journalist, politician, and diplomat of the early 20th century, noted for his influential roles in the Third Republic and his connection to the writer Colette.
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D.
Hubert de La Bouillerie
Hubert de La Bouillerie is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the blockbuster science-fiction film "Independence Day."
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E.
Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours
Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours, was a renowned early 16th-century French military leader celebrated for his brilliant but brief career during the Italian Wars, where he earned a reputation for bold and aggressive tactics.
- 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: Jean de Dinteville Target entity description: Jean de Dinteville was a 16th-century French diplomat and nobleman best known as one of the two richly dressed figures portrayed in Hans Holbein the Younger's painting "The Ambassadors."
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A.
Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully
Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, was a prominent French statesman and chief minister to King Henry IV, renowned for his financial and administrative reforms that helped restore stability to France after the Wars of Religion.
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B.
Jean de Pontac
Jean de Pontac was a prominent 16th-century Bordeaux nobleman and wine estate owner who played a key role in establishing the prestige of Château Haut-Brion and early classified Bordeaux wines.
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C.
Henry de Jouvenel
Henry de Jouvenel was a French journalist, politician, and diplomat of the early 20th century, noted for his influential roles in the Third Republic and his connection to the writer Colette.
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D.
Hubert de La Bouillerie
Hubert de La Bouillerie is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the blockbuster science-fiction film "Independence Day."
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E.
Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours
Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours, was a renowned early 16th-century French military leader celebrated for his brilliant but brief career during the Italian Wars, where he earned a reputation for bold and aggressive tactics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French nobleman
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diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French royal court
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Polisy ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 16th century ⓘ |
| coDepictedWith | Georges de Selve ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| depictedBy | Hans Holbein the Younger ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
"The Ambassadors"
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linked to:
The Ambassadors
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| diplomaticMissionTo | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| era |
Renaissance France
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linked to:
French Renaissance
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| familyName | de Dinteville ⓘ |
| genreOfDepiction | portrait ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean ⓘ |
| hasFriend | Georges de Selve ⓘ |
| hasRoleInArtHistory | subject of a major Northern Renaissance portrait ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| movement | Renaissance diplomacy ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | seigneur de Polisy ⓘ |
| notableEvent | appearance in Holbein’s 1533 painting "The Ambassadors" ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the two figures in Holbein’s "The Ambassadors" ⓘ |
| notableWork | role as sitter in Hans Holbein the Younger’s painting "The Ambassadors" ⓘ |
| occupation |
courtier
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diplomat ⓘ |
| participantIn | French diplomatic missions to England ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | richly dressed nobleman in "The Ambassadors" ⓘ |
| positionHeld | French ambassador to England ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialClass | nobility ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jean de Dinteville Description of subject: Jean de Dinteville was a 16th-century French diplomat and nobleman best known as one of the two richly dressed figures portrayed in Hans Holbein the Younger's painting "The Ambassadors."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jean de Dinteville