Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov

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Russian military commander field marshal human nobleman

Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov was a prominent Russian field marshal best known for leading the Russian army against Napoleon during the French invasion of Russia in 1812.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Mikhail Kutuzov	9
Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov	3
Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov canonical	2
Field Marshal Kutuzov	1
Golenishchev-Kutuzov	1
Kutuzov	1
Russian general Mikhail Kutuzov	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1948030 — 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: Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov
Context triple: [Order of Kutuzov, namedAfter, Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov]

A. Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia
Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia was a Russian grand duke and member of the Romanov dynasty who lived in exile after the Russian Revolution.
B. Prince Semyon Mikhailovich Vorontsov
Prince Semyon Mikhailovich Vorontsov was a 19th-century Russian nobleman and statesman from the influential Vorontsov family, known for his role in the development of estates and architecture in Crimea.
C. Boris Sheremetev
Boris Sheremetev was a prominent Russian field marshal and statesman under Peter the Great, noted for his key role in modernizing and leading the Imperial Russian Army in the early 18th century.
D. Count Nikolai Rumyantsev
Count Nikolai Rumyantsev was a prominent Russian statesman, diplomat, and wealthy patron of exploration and the sciences in the early 19th century.
E. Aleksey Yermolov
Aleksey Yermolov was a prominent Russian general and statesman of the early 19th century, known for his harsh and influential role in expanding and consolidating Russian control in the Caucasus.
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: Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov
Target entity description: Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov was a prominent Russian field marshal best known for leading the Russian army against Napoleon during the French invasion of Russia in 1812.

A. Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia
Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia was a Russian grand duke and member of the Romanov dynasty who lived in exile after the Russian Revolution.
B. Prince Semyon Mikhailovich Vorontsov
Prince Semyon Mikhailovich Vorontsov was a 19th-century Russian nobleman and statesman from the influential Vorontsov family, known for his role in the development of estates and architecture in Crimea.
C. Boris Sheremetev
Boris Sheremetev was a prominent Russian field marshal and statesman under Peter the Great, noted for his key role in modernizing and leading the Imperial Russian Army in the early 18th century.
D. Count Nikolai Rumyantsev
Count Nikolai Rumyantsev was a prominent Russian statesman, diplomat, and wealthy patron of exploration and the sciences in the early 19th century.
E. Aleksey Yermolov
Aleksey Yermolov was a prominent Russian general and statesman of the early 19th century, known for his harsh and influential role in expanding and consolidating Russian control in the Caucasus.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Russian military commander ⓘ field marshal ⓘ human ⓘ nobleman ⓘ
allegiance	Russian Empire ⓘ
awardReceived	Order of St. Alexander Nevsky ⓘ Order of St. Andrew ⓘ linked to: Order of St. Andrew (Russia) Order of St. George, 1st class ⓘ linked to: Order of St. George Order of St. Vladimir ⓘ
birthPlace	Saint Petersburg ⓘ linked to: St. Petersburg
burialPlace	Kazan Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ⓘ linked to: Kazan Cathedral
countryOfCitizenship	Russian Empire ⓘ
deathPlace	Bunzlau ⓘ Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ linked to: Prussia
education	Artillery and Engineering Corps in Saint Petersburg ⓘ linked to: Artillery School of Saint Petersburg
ethnicGroup	Russians ⓘ
familyName	Golenishchev-Kutuzov ⓘ linked to: Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov
fieldOfWork	military leadership ⓘ military strategy ⓘ
givenName	Mikhail ⓘ
hasPartInFiction	War and Peace ⓘ
influenced	outcome of the French invasion of Russia ⓘ
memberOf	Imperial Russian Army ⓘ
militaryBranch	infantry ⓘ
militaryRank	Field Marshal of the Russian Empire ⓘ
nativeLanguage	Russian ⓘ
nobleTitle	Prince ⓘ
notableEvent	Battle of Borodino ⓘ Battle of Maloyaroslavets ⓘ French invasion of Russia ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ Patriotic War of 1812 ⓘ Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) ⓘ Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) ⓘ Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812) ⓘ
notableFor	strategic retreat and scorched-earth tactics against Napoleon in 1812 ⓘ
notableWork	leadership of Russian forces during the French invasion of Russia in 1812 ⓘ
occupation	military officer ⓘ statesman ⓘ
participantIn	Napoleonic Wars ⓘ Russo-Turkish Wars ⓘ Seven Years' War ⓘ
patronymicName	Illarionovich ⓘ
portrayedIn	War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy ⓘ linked to: War and Peace
positionHeld	Commander-in-Chief of the Russian army ⓘ Governor-General of Saint Petersburg ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Order of Kutuzov → namedAfter → Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov ⓘ

Volume III (War and Peace) → featuresCharacter → Kutuzov ⓘ

subject linked to: Volume III