de Lafayette
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De Lafayette is a French noble family name most famously associated with the Marquis de Lafayette, a key figure in both the American and French revolutions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| de Lafayette canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15177649 — 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: de Lafayette Context triple: [Anastasie de Lafayette, familyName, de Lafayette]
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A.
LaFayette
LaFayette is a small city in northwest Georgia, United States, known historically for its location in a gold-bearing region and its proximity to the Appalachian foothills.
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B.
Marquis de Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette was a French aristocrat and military officer who became a key ally of the American Revolution and later an influential figure in the French Revolution.
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C.
Georges Washington de Lafayette
Georges Washington de Lafayette was the son of the famed French Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de Lafayette, who served as a French military officer and politician during the turbulent years of the French Revolution and Napoleonic era.
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D.
Marquise de La Fayette
Marquise de La Fayette is the noble title held by Adrienne de La Fayette, the French aristocrat and wife of the Revolutionary War hero Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette.
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E.
Oscar de La Fayette
Oscar de La Fayette was a lesser-known member of the prominent French Lafayette family, historically associated with political influence and aristocratic heritage.
- 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: de Lafayette Target entity description: De Lafayette is a French noble family name most famously associated with the Marquis de Lafayette, a key figure in both the American and French revolutions.
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A.
LaFayette
LaFayette is a small city in northwest Georgia, United States, known historically for its location in a gold-bearing region and its proximity to the Appalachian foothills.
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B.
Marquis de Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette was a French aristocrat and military officer who became a key ally of the American Revolution and later an influential figure in the French Revolution.
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C.
Georges Washington de Lafayette
Georges Washington de Lafayette was the son of the famed French Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de Lafayette, who served as a French military officer and politician during the turbulent years of the French Revolution and Napoleonic era.
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D.
Marquise de La Fayette
Marquise de La Fayette is the noble title held by Adrienne de La Fayette, the French aristocrat and wife of the Revolutionary War hero Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette.
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E.
Oscar de La Fayette
Oscar de La Fayette was a lesser-known member of the prominent French Lafayette family, historically associated with political influence and aristocratic heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.