Alexandre Colonna-Walewski
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Alexandre Colonna-Walewski was a 19th-century French statesman and diplomat who served notably as foreign minister under Napoleon III and was widely regarded as an illegitimate son of Napoleon Bonaparte.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alexandre Colonna-Walewski canonical | 11 |
| Alexandre Florian Joseph Colonna-Walewski | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T67307 — 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: Alexandre Colonna-Walewski Context triple: [Napoleon Bonaparte, child, Alexandre Colonna-Walewski]
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Charles Léon
Charles Léon was the illegitimate son of Napoleon Bonaparte and a French servant, known primarily for his connection to the emperor.
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B.
Jules Guérin
Jules Guérin was an American muralist and illustrator known for his architectural murals and color-rich decorative work on major public buildings in the early 20th century.
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Pierre
Pierre is a masculine given name of French origin that has been borne by numerous notable figures in history, arts, and science.
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D.
Georges Longy
Georges Longy was a prominent French-born oboist and conductor best known for his influential role in Boston’s musical life and for founding the Longy School of Music.
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E.
Jean-Baptiste
Jean-Baptiste is the French given name of the mathematician and physicist Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier, known for pioneering Fourier analysis and the study of heat conduction.
- 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: Alexandre Colonna-Walewski Target entity description: Alexandre Colonna-Walewski was a 19th-century French statesman and diplomat who served notably as foreign minister under Napoleon III and was widely regarded as an illegitimate son of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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A.
Charles Léon
Charles Léon was the illegitimate son of Napoleon Bonaparte and a French servant, known primarily for his connection to the emperor.
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B.
Jules Guérin
Jules Guérin was an American muralist and illustrator known for his architectural murals and color-rich decorative work on major public buildings in the early 20th century.
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C.
Pierre
Pierre is a masculine given name of French origin that has been borne by numerous notable figures in history, arts, and science.
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D.
Georges Longy
Georges Longy was a prominent French-born oboist and conductor best known for his influential role in Boston’s musical life and for founding the Longy School of Music.
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E.
Jean-Baptiste
Jean-Baptiste is the French given name of the mathematician and physicist Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier, known for pioneering Fourier analysis and the study of heat conduction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French politician
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diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ journalist ⓘ playwright ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| allegedFather | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| birthName |
Alexandre Florian Joseph Colonna-Walewski
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linked to:
Alexandre Colonna-Walewski
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| burialPlace | Père Lachaise Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| citizenship | France ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Poland ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | France ⓘ |
| countryRepresented | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1810-05-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1868-10-27 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Colonna-Walewski ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexandre ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
French
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Polish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Bonapartist political movement
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Corps législatif of the Second French Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Corps législatif of France
French Senate ⓘ
linked to:
Senate of France
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| militaryService |
French army
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linked to:
French Army
Polish army ⓘ
linked to:
Polish Army
|
| mother | Maria Walewska ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Count ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being widely regarded as an illegitimate son of Napoleon I
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service as foreign minister of France under Napoleon III ⓘ |
| notableWork | plays written under the pseudonym A. W. de Colonna ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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journalist ⓘ playwright ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Congress of Paris (1856) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Walewice ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Strasbourg ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Deputy in the French National Assembly
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French Minister of Foreign Affairs ⓘ French Minister of State ⓘ French ambassador to Spain ⓘ French ambassador to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ⓘ French ambassador to the United Kingdom ⓘ President of the Corps législatif ⓘ Senator of the Second French Empire ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | French plenipotentiary at the Congress of Paris (1856) ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Napoleon III
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linked to:
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
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| spouse | Catherine Opalinska ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Alexandre Colonna-Walewski Description of subject: Alexandre Colonna-Walewski was a 19th-century French statesman and diplomat who served notably as foreign minister under Napoleon III and was widely regarded as an illegitimate son of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Alexandre Colonna-Walewski