Franco-English alliance against Spain
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The Franco-English alliance against Spain was a mid-17th-century military and diplomatic coalition between France and England aimed at curbing Spanish power in Europe, notably during the later stages of the Franco-Spanish War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Franco-English alliance against Spain canonical | 1 |
| Franco-English alliance against the Dutch Republic | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22198391 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Franco-English alliance against Spain Context triple: [William Lockhart of Lee, participantIn, Franco-English alliance against Spain]
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Grand Alliance against France
The Grand Alliance against France was a late 17th-century European coalition, led by powers such as England, the Dutch Republic, and the Holy Roman Empire, formed to curb the expansionist ambitions of Louis XIV.
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Holy League against France
The Holy League against France was a coalition of European powers formed in the early 16th century to curb French expansion in Italy and restore papal and Italian autonomy.
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Anglo-Dutch alliance
The Anglo-Dutch alliance was a late 17th-century military partnership between England and the Dutch Republic, central to the coalition opposing France during the Nine Years' War.
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Austro-Spanish alliance
The Austro-Spanish alliance was an early 18th-century political and military partnership between the Habsburg Monarchy and Spain aimed at revising the post–War of the Spanish Succession settlement and countering British and French influence in Europe.
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Franco-Castilian alliance
The Franco-Castilian alliance was a 14th-century military and political partnership between France and Castile that played a key role in the conflicts of the Hundred Years’ War, particularly in opposing English-backed forces on the Iberian Peninsula.
- 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: Franco-English alliance against Spain Target entity description: The Franco-English alliance against Spain was a mid-17th-century military and diplomatic coalition between France and England aimed at curbing Spanish power in Europe, notably during the later stages of the Franco-Spanish War.
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A.
Grand Alliance against France
The Grand Alliance against France was a late 17th-century European coalition, led by powers such as England, the Dutch Republic, and the Holy Roman Empire, formed to curb the expansionist ambitions of Louis XIV.
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B.
Holy League against France
The Holy League against France was a coalition of European powers formed in the early 16th century to curb French expansion in Italy and restore papal and Italian autonomy.
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C.
Anglo-Dutch alliance
The Anglo-Dutch alliance was a late 17th-century military partnership between England and the Dutch Republic, central to the coalition opposing France during the Nine Years' War.
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D.
Austro-Spanish alliance
The Austro-Spanish alliance was an early 18th-century political and military partnership between the Habsburg Monarchy and Spain aimed at revising the post–War of the Spanish Succession settlement and countering British and French influence in Europe.
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E.
Franco-Castilian alliance
The Franco-Castilian alliance was a 14th-century military and political partnership between France and Castile that played a key role in the conflicts of the Hundred Years’ War, particularly in opposing English-backed forces on the Iberian Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.