Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France
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Fontevraud Abbey in Anjou, France is a historic monastic complex and royal necropolis renowned as the burial site of several Plantagenet kings and queens.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fontevraud Abbey | 4 |
| Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T952113 — 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: Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France Context triple: [Richard I of England, burialPlace, Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France]
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Abbey of Saint-Germain d’Auxerre
The Abbey of Saint-Germain d’Auxerre is a historic Benedictine monastery in Auxerre, France, renowned for its early medieval architecture and some of the oldest surviving Christian frescoes in the country.
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B.
Vézelay
Vézelay is a historic hilltop village in central France renowned for its Romanesque Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine and its role as a medieval pilgrimage site on the route to Santiago de Compostela.
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C.
Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen
Abbaye-aux-Hommes in Caen is a historic Benedictine monastery in Normandy, France, renowned as the Romanesque abbey church associated with William the Conqueror.
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Cluny Abbey
Cluny Abbey was a powerful medieval Benedictine monastery in eastern France that became a major center of religious reform, art, and architecture in Western Europe.
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E.
Auxerre Cathedral
Auxerre Cathedral is a historic Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in the French city of Auxerre, renowned for its striking architecture and notable stained glass.
- 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: Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France Target entity description: Fontevraud Abbey in Anjou, France is a historic monastic complex and royal necropolis renowned as the burial site of several Plantagenet kings and queens.
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A.
Abbey of Saint-Germain d’Auxerre
The Abbey of Saint-Germain d’Auxerre is a historic Benedictine monastery in Auxerre, France, renowned for its early medieval architecture and some of the oldest surviving Christian frescoes in the country.
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B.
Vézelay
Vézelay is a historic hilltop village in central France renowned for its Romanesque Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine and its role as a medieval pilgrimage site on the route to Santiago de Compostela.
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C.
Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen
Abbaye-aux-Hommes in Caen is a historic Benedictine monastery in Normandy, France, renowned as the Romanesque abbey church associated with William the Conqueror.
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D.
Cluny Abbey
Cluny Abbey was a powerful medieval Benedictine monastery in eastern France that became a major center of religious reform, art, and architecture in Western Europe.
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E.
Auxerre Cathedral
Auxerre Cathedral is a historic Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in the French city of Auxerre, renowned for its striking architecture and notable stained glass.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benedictine abbey
ⓘ
monastic complex ⓘ royal necropolis ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Eleanor of Aquitaine
ⓘ
Henry II of England ⓘ Isabella of Angoulême ⓘ Richard I of England ⓘ
linked to:
King Richard the Lionheart
other members of the House of Anjou-Plantagenet ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
cultural center
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| fateDuringFrenchRevolution | suppressed as a monastery ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Robert of Arbrissel ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1101 ⓘ |
| foundedUnderPope | Pope Paschal II ⓘ |
| genderStructure | community of both monks and nuns ⓘ |
| governanceFeature | men and women under authority of an abbess ⓘ |
| governedBy | abbess ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Abbey church of Notre-Dame de Fontevraud
ⓘ
chapter house ⓘ cloisters ⓘ dormitories ⓘ kitchens ⓘ refectory ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique of France ⓘ |
| knownFor |
burial place of Plantagenet dynasty members
ⓘ
double monastery for men and women ⓘ |
| laterUse | prison ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anjou
ⓘ
Fontevraud-l’Abbaye ⓘ
linked to:
Fontevraud Abbey
Maine-et-Loire ⓘ Pays de la Loire ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Fontevraud-l’Abbaye
ⓘ
linked to:
Fontevraud Abbey
|
| near | Saumur ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
large monastic complex preserved over centuries
ⓘ
recumbent effigies of Plantagenet royals ⓘ |
| prisonUseFrom | 1804 ⓘ |
| prisonUseUntil | 1963 ⓘ |
| regionHistorically | historical province of Anjou ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| religiousOrder | Order of Fontevraud ⓘ |
| significance | major religious center in medieval France ⓘ |
| tourism | important tourist attraction in the Loire Valley ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | part of Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes World Heritage Site ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France Description of subject: Fontevraud Abbey in Anjou, France is a historic monastic complex and royal necropolis renowned as the burial site of several Plantagenet kings and queens.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
King Richard the Lionheart
linked to: Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France
linked to: Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France
linked to: Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France
linked to: Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France