Journée des Barricades
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Journée des Barricades was a major 1588 uprising in Paris during the French Wars of Religion, when Catholic League supporters erected barricades and forced King Henry III to flee the city.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Journée des Barricades canonical | 3 |
| Day of the Barricades aftermath | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1462293 — 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: Journée des Barricades Context triple: [Day of the Barricades, alsoKnownAs, Journée des Barricades]
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A.
Paris Commune
The Paris Commune was a radical socialist and revolutionary government that briefly ruled Paris in 1871, emerging after France’s defeat in the Franco-Prussian War and becoming a symbol of working-class uprising and communal self-governance.
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B.
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
The Storming of the Tuileries Palace was a pivotal insurrection on 10 August 1792 during the French Revolution, in which revolutionaries overran the royal residence in Paris and effectively ended King Louis XVI’s constitutional monarchy.
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C.
Rally of the French People
Rally of the French People was a Gaullist political party in post-World War II France that championed strong executive power and national independence under Charles de Gaulle’s leadership.
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D.
Champ de Mars Massacre
The Champ de Mars Massacre was a pivotal 1791 incident during the French Revolution in which troops fired on republican demonstrators in Paris, sharply deepening political divisions and radicalizing the revolutionary movement.
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E.
Fête de la Fédération
The Fête de la Fédération was a massive national celebration held in Paris on 14 July 1790 to commemorate the first anniversary of the French Revolution and symbolize the unity of the French 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: Journée des Barricades Target entity description: Journée des Barricades was a major 1588 uprising in Paris during the French Wars of Religion, when Catholic League supporters erected barricades and forced King Henry III to flee the city.
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A.
Paris Commune
The Paris Commune was a radical socialist and revolutionary government that briefly ruled Paris in 1871, emerging after France’s defeat in the Franco-Prussian War and becoming a symbol of working-class uprising and communal self-governance.
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B.
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
The Storming of the Tuileries Palace was a pivotal insurrection on 10 August 1792 during the French Revolution, in which revolutionaries overran the royal residence in Paris and effectively ended King Louis XVI’s constitutional monarchy.
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C.
Rally of the French People
Rally of the French People was a Gaullist political party in post-World War II France that championed strong executive power and national independence under Charles de Gaulle’s leadership.
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D.
Champ de Mars Massacre
The Champ de Mars Massacre was a pivotal 1791 incident during the French Revolution in which troops fired on republican demonstrators in Paris, sharply deepening political divisions and radicalizing the revolutionary movement.
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E.
Fête de la Fédération
The Fête de la Fédération was a massive national celebration held in Paris on 14 July 1790 to commemorate the first anniversary of the French Revolution and symbolize the unity of the French nation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event of the French Wars of Religion
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historical event ⓘ uprising ⓘ |
| cause |
opposition to royal policies perceived as too conciliatory toward Protestants
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tensions between Henry III and the Catholic League ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
erection of barricades in the streets of Paris
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urban insurrection ⓘ |
| conflict | French Wars of Religion ⓘ |
| consequence |
Henry III withdrew to Chartres and then Blois
ⓘ
linked to:
County of Blois
heightened crisis in the French Wars of Religion ⓘ increased power of the Duke of Guise ⓘ radicalization of the Catholic League ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
France under the Valois dynasty
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linked to:
Valois
|
| date | 12 May 1588 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
States General of Blois (1588–1589)
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assassination of the Duke of Guise (1588) ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Day of the Barricades ⓘ |
| hasFrenchName | Journée des Barricades ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 16th century ⓘ |
| involvedLeader |
Henri I de Lorraine, duc de Guise
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linked to:
Henry I, Duke of Guise
Henry III of France ⓘ |
| involvedParty |
Catholic League
ⓘ
King Henry III of France ⓘ
linked to:
Henry III of France
royal troops of Henry III ⓘ supporters of the Catholic League ⓘ |
| locationDetail | central and eastern quarters of Paris ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the earliest large-scale uses of street barricades in European politics ⓘ |
| opposedBy | royalist supporters of Henry III ⓘ |
| opposedReligion |
French Calvinist Huguenots
ⓘ
linked to:
Huguenots
|
| partOf | French Wars of Religion ⓘ |
| politicalContext | struggle over succession and legitimacy in late Valois France ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Catholic League (France)
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linked to:
Catholic League in France
Henri I, Duke of Guise ⓘ
linked to:
Henry I, Duke of Guise
Henry III of France ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Catholic–Protestant conflict in France ⓘ |
| result |
King Henry III fled Paris
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effective control of Paris by the Catholic League ⓘ political humiliation of Henry III ⓘ weakening of royal authority in Paris ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Parisian guilds and artisans sympathetic to the League
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Parisian militia ⓘ Spanish agents and influence ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | Paris ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInCountry | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInRegion |
Île-de-France
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linked to:
Île-de-France region
|
| triggeredBy | arrival of royal troops in Paris ⓘ |
| year | 1588 ⓘ |
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Subject: Journée des Barricades Description of subject: Journée des Barricades was a major 1588 uprising in Paris during the French Wars of Religion, when Catholic League supporters erected barricades and forced King Henry III to flee the city.
Referenced by (4)
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subject linked to:
Charles, Duke of Mayenne (younger half-brother by mother; note: different branch)
linked to: Journée des Barricades