Order of Saint Louis
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The Order of Saint Louis was a prestigious French military order of chivalry established under the monarchy to honor exceptional service by Catholic officers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Order of Saint Louis canonical | 5 |
| Order of St. Louis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T820232 — 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: Order of Saint Louis Context triple: [Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, awardReceived, Order of Saint Louis]
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A.
Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
The Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus is a dynastic chivalric order of knighthood historically associated with the House of Savoy and the Kingdom of Italy, awarded for distinguished civil and military merit.
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B.
Order of Saint Hubert
The Order of Saint Hubert is a historic Bavarian chivalric order of knighthood traditionally associated with the nobility and hunting.
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C.
Knights Hospitaller
The Knights Hospitaller were a medieval Catholic military and hospitaller order that combined monastic life with the defense of Christian territories, particularly in the Holy Land and the eastern Mediterranean.
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D.
The Order of the Gospel
The Order of the Gospel is a 17th-century religious treatise by Puritan minister Increase Mather that outlines principles of church government and discipline in early New England Congregationalism.
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E.
Order of the Cross of Liberty
The Order of the Cross of Liberty is one of Finland’s highest military decorations, awarded for bravery and distinguished service in defense of the nation.
- 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: Order of Saint Louis Target entity description: The Order of Saint Louis was a prestigious French military order of chivalry established under the monarchy to honor exceptional service by Catholic officers.
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A.
Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
The Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus is a dynastic chivalric order of knighthood historically associated with the House of Savoy and the Kingdom of Italy, awarded for distinguished civil and military merit.
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B.
Order of Saint Hubert
The Order of Saint Hubert is a historic Bavarian chivalric order of knighthood traditionally associated with the nobility and hunting.
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C.
Knights Hospitaller
The Knights Hospitaller were a medieval Catholic military and hospitaller order that combined monastic life with the defense of Christian territories, particularly in the Holy Land and the eastern Mediterranean.
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D.
Order of the Iron Crown
The Order of the Iron Crown was a prestigious chivalric and merit order of the Austrian Empire, awarded for distinguished civil or military service.
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E.
The Order of the Gospel
The Order of the Gospel is a 17th-century religious treatise by Puritan minister Increase Mather that outlines principles of church government and discipline in early New England Congregationalism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chivalric order
ⓘ
military order ⓘ |
| abolished | 1792 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French Army
ⓘ
French Navy ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
bravery in combat
ⓘ
long and distinguished military service ⓘ |
| awardingBody | French monarchy ⓘ |
| awardingFrequency | during wartime and peacetime military service ⓘ |
| class |
Chevalier
ⓘ
Commandeur ⓘ
linked to:
Commander
Grand-Croix ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| eligibility | Catholic French military officers ⓘ |
| finalAbolition | 1830 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | restricted to men ⓘ |
| grandMaster | King of France ⓘ |
| grantedPrivileges |
hereditary nobility for some higher-grade recipients
ⓘ
military pension to some recipients ⓘ |
| headOfOrderTitle | Grand Master ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Ancien Régime France
ⓘ
linked to:
Ancien Régime
|
| inception | 1693 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Legion of Honour
ⓘ
linked to:
Légion d'honneur
|
| insigniaFeature |
central medallion with image of Saint Louis
ⓘ
golden Maltese cross ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| motto | Bellicae virtutis praemium ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | Reward for wartime valour ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Louis IX of France
ⓘ
Saint Louis ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
ⓘ
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm ⓘ Maurice de Saxe ⓘ Pierre André de Suffren ⓘ |
| originalName | Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Louis ⓘ |
| purpose | to reward exceptional military service ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| reinstated | 1814 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousRequirement | recipients had to be Catholic ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | orange ⓘ |
| seat | Versailles ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
officers with a minimum number of years of service
ⓘ
officers with proven bravery in battle ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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