Code Louis (legal ordinances associated with his reign)
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Code Louis was a comprehensive 17th-century codification of French civil and criminal law issued under Louis XIV that aimed to standardize and centralize legal practice across his kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Code Louis (legal ordinances associated with his reign) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T172241 — 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: Code Louis (legal ordinances associated with his reign) Context triple: [Louis XIV of France, notableWork, Code Louis (legal ordinances associated with his reign)]
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A.
Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code is a landmark 1804 French civil law code that modernized and standardized legal principles such as equality before the law, property rights, and secular authority, profoundly influencing legal systems worldwide.
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B.
Corpus Juris Civilis
Corpus Juris Civilis is the monumental codification of Roman law ordered by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, which became a foundational source for many later European legal systems.
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C.
French Constitution of 1791
The French Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution of France, establishing a constitutional monarchy that limited the powers of the king and restructured the state during the French Revolution.
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D.
Chant de guerre pour l’Armée du Rhin
Chant de guerre pour l’Armée du Rhin is the original revolutionary war song composed in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle that later became known as “La Marseillaise,” the French national anthem.
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E.
French Constitution of 1793
The French Constitution of 1793 was a radical democratic charter drafted during the French Revolution that proclaimed universal male suffrage and extensive social rights but was never fully implemented.
- 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: Code Louis (legal ordinances associated with his reign) Target entity description: Code Louis was a comprehensive 17th-century codification of French civil and criminal law issued under Louis XIV that aimed to standardize and centralize legal practice across his kingdom.
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A.
Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code is a landmark 1804 French civil law code that modernized and standardized legal principles such as equality before the law, property rights, and secular authority, profoundly influencing legal systems worldwide.
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B.
Corpus Juris Civilis
Corpus Juris Civilis is the monumental codification of Roman law ordered by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, which became a foundational source for many later European legal systems.
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C.
French Constitution of 1791
The French Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution of France, establishing a constitutional monarchy that limited the powers of the king and restructured the state during the French Revolution.
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D.
Chant de guerre pour l’Armée du Rhin
Chant de guerre pour l’Armée du Rhin is the original revolutionary war song composed in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle that later became known as “La Marseillaise,” the French national anthem.
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E.
French Constitution of 1793
The French Constitution of 1793 was a radical democratic charter drafted during the French Revolution that proclaimed universal male suffrage and extensive social rights but was never fully implemented.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French legal code
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early modern codification ⓘ legal code ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
centralize royal justice
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limit the autonomy of local customary law ⓘ reduce regional legal diversity ⓘ standardize legal practice in France ⓘ |
| appliesFrom | late 17th century ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
French provinces
ⓘ
French royal domain ⓘ metropolitan France ⓘ
linked to:
Metropolitan France
|
| appliesUntil | French Revolution ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| describedAs | comprehensive codification of French civil and criminal law ⓘ |
| draftedUnderAuthorityOf |
Louis XIV
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linked to:
Louis XIV of France
|
| fieldOfWork |
civil law
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civil procedure ⓘ court procedure ⓘ criminal law ⓘ judicial organization ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ordonnance civile de 1667
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Ordonnance civile de Saint‑Germain‑en‑Laye ⓘ Ordonnance civile touchant la réformation de la justice ⓘ |
| hasName | Code Louis ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ordonnance civile de 1667
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Ordonnance criminelle de 1670 ⓘ
linked to:
Ordonnance sur la procédure criminelle
Ordonnance sur la procédure civile ⓘ Ordonnance sur la procédure criminelle ⓘ |
| historicalContext | centralization of the French monarchy under Louis XIV ⓘ |
| inception | 1667 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Napoleonic Code
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later French procedural law ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Louis XIV
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linked to:
Louis XIV of France
|
| language | French ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Ancien Régime law ⓘ |
| locationOfPromulgation |
Saint‑Germain‑en‑Laye
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
|
| namedAfter |
Louis XIV
ⓘ
linked to:
Louis XIV of France
|
| partOf | legal reforms of Louis XIV ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy |
Louis XIV
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linked to:
Louis XIV of France
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| publicationDate |
1667
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1670 ⓘ |
| regulates |
appeals procedures
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civil procedure in royal courts ⓘ criminal procedure in royal courts ⓘ evidence rules ⓘ judicial records and registers ⓘ jurisdiction of courts ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Napoleonic Code ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | instrument of royal absolutism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Code Louis (legal ordinances associated with his reign) Description of subject: Code Louis was a comprehensive 17th-century codification of French civil and criminal law issued under Louis XIV that aimed to standardize and centralize legal practice across his kingdom.
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