Women’s March on Versailles
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The Women’s March on Versailles was a pivotal 1789 protest in which thousands of mostly working-class Parisian women marched to the royal palace to demand bread and force the king to move to Paris, marking a major early turning point in the French Revolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Women’s March on Versailles canonical | 14 |
| storming of the Palace of Versailles | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T162319 — 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: Women’s March on Versailles Context triple: [French Revolution, keyEvent, Women’s March on Versailles]
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A.
Flight to Varennes
The Flight to Varennes was the failed 1791 attempt by King Louis XVI and his family to escape Paris, which shattered remaining trust in the monarchy and radicalized the French Revolution.
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B.
Coup of 18 Brumaire
The Coup of 18 Brumaire was the 1799 seizure of power in France that overthrew the Directory and paved the way for Napoleon Bonaparte’s rule as First Consul.
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C.
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a particularly violent and radical phase of the French Revolution marked by mass executions, political purges, and authoritarian rule under the Committee of Public Safety.
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D.
March on Rome
The March on Rome was the 1922 mass mobilization of Italian Fascists that led to Benito Mussolini’s seizure of power and the establishment of a fascist dictatorship in Italy.
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E.
The Tennis Court Oath (unfinished)
The Tennis Court Oath (unfinished) is an ambitious, never-completed history painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting a pivotal moment of unity and defiance during the early French Revolution.
- 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: Women’s March on Versailles Target entity description: The Women’s March on Versailles was a pivotal 1789 protest in which thousands of mostly working-class Parisian women marched to the royal palace to demand bread and force the king to move to Paris, marking a major early turning point in the French Revolution.
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A.
Flight to Varennes
The Flight to Varennes was the failed 1791 attempt by King Louis XVI and his family to escape Paris, which shattered remaining trust in the monarchy and radicalized the French Revolution.
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B.
Coup of 18 Brumaire
The Coup of 18 Brumaire was the 1799 seizure of power in France that overthrew the Directory and paved the way for Napoleon Bonaparte’s rule as First Consul.
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C.
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a particularly violent and radical phase of the French Revolution marked by mass executions, political purges, and authoritarian rule under the Committee of Public Safety.
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D.
March on Rome
The March on Rome was the 1922 mass mobilization of Italian Fascists that led to Benito Mussolini’s seizure of power and the establishment of a fascist dictatorship in Italy.
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E.
The Tennis Court Oath (unfinished)
The Tennis Court Oath (unfinished) is an ambitious, never-completed history painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting a pivotal moment of unity and defiance during the early French Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
demonstration
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episode of the French Revolution ⓘ event ⓘ protest ⓘ |
| aim |
to demand bread
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to force the king to move to Paris ⓘ to lower the price of bread ⓘ to secure royal approval of revolutionary decrees ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
October Days
ⓘ
Women’s October March ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| date | 5 October 1789 ⓘ |
| endDate | 6 October 1789 ⓘ |
| endPoint | Versailles ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Champ de Mars Massacre
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Flight to Varennes ⓘ |
| hasCause |
bread shortage in Paris
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economic hardship among Parisian working class ⓘ high price of bread ⓘ popular discontent with the monarchy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
march from Paris to Versailles
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royal family’s return to Paris ⓘ storming of the Palace of Versailles ⓘ
linked to:
Women’s March on Versailles
|
| involves |
confrontation with royal bodyguards
ⓘ
popular violence ⓘ women’s political activism ⓘ |
| location |
Palace of Versailles
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linked to:
Versailles
Paris ⓘ Versailles ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
King Louis XVI
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linked to:
Louis XVI of France
Lafayette ⓘ Marie Antoinette ⓘ National Guardsmen ⓘ Parisian women ⓘ market women of Paris ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipants | thousands ⓘ |
| precededBy | Storming of the Bastille ⓘ |
| result |
King Louis XVI relocated to the Tuileries Palace
ⓘ
linked to:
Tuileries Palace
National Assembly moved to Paris ⓘ increased influence of Parisian crowds on politics ⓘ royal family moved from Versailles to Paris ⓘ symbolic subordination of the monarchy to Paris ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated political power of popular crowds
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major early turning point in the French Revolution ⓘ marked the end of Versailles as the political center of France ⓘ strengthened revolutionary control over the king ⓘ |
| startPoint | Paris ⓘ |
| timePeriod | French Revolution ⓘ |
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Subject: Women’s March on Versailles Description of subject: The Women’s March on Versailles was a pivotal 1789 protest in which thousands of mostly working-class Parisian women marched to the royal palace to demand bread and force the king to move to Paris, marking a major early turning point in the French Revolution.
Referenced by (15)
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linked to: Women’s March on Versailles