Louis II, Cardinal of Guise
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Louis II, Cardinal of Guise was a prominent 16th-century French Catholic prelate and statesman from the influential Guise family, active during the French Wars of Religion.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Louis II, Cardinal of Guise canonical | 5 |
| Cardinal Louis II de Lorraine de Guise | 1 |
| Louis de Lorraine, cardinal de Guise | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1597771 — 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: Louis II, Cardinal of Guise Context triple: [House of Guise, notableMember, Louis II, Cardinal of Guise]
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A.
Louis I, Cardinal of Guise
Louis I, Cardinal of Guise was a prominent 16th-century French Catholic prelate and statesman of the powerful House of Guise, influential during the French Wars of Religion.
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B.
Louis III, Cardinal of Guise
Louis III, Cardinal of Guise was a prominent French Catholic prelate and statesman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, influential in both religious and political affairs during the Wars of Religion.
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C.
Claude, Duke of Guise
Claude, Duke of Guise was a prominent 16th-century French nobleman and military leader who founded the powerful House of Guise and played a key role in the politics of the French Wars of Religion.
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D.
Charles, Duke of Guise
Charles, Duke of Guise was a French nobleman of the powerful House of Guise who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries and played a role in the politics of the French Wars of Religion and their aftermath.
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E.
Francis, Duke of Guise
Francis, Duke of Guise was a prominent 16th-century French noble and military leader, noted for his key role in the Italian Wars and in the religious and political conflicts of the French Wars of Religion.
- 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: Louis II, Cardinal of Guise Target entity description: Louis II, Cardinal of Guise was a prominent 16th-century French Catholic prelate and statesman from the influential Guise family, active during the French Wars of Religion.
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A.
Louis I, Cardinal of Guise
Louis I, Cardinal of Guise was a prominent 16th-century French Catholic prelate and statesman of the powerful House of Guise, influential during the French Wars of Religion.
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B.
Louis III, Cardinal of Guise
Louis III, Cardinal of Guise was a prominent French Catholic prelate and statesman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, influential in both religious and political affairs during the Wars of Religion.
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C.
Claude, Duke of Guise
Claude, Duke of Guise was a prominent 16th-century French nobleman and military leader who founded the powerful House of Guise and played a key role in the politics of the French Wars of Religion.
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D.
Charles, Duke of Guise
Charles, Duke of Guise was a French nobleman of the powerful House of Guise who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries and played a role in the politics of the French Wars of Religion and their aftermath.
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E.
Francis, Duke of Guise
Francis, Duke of Guise was a prominent 16th-century French noble and military leader, noted for his key role in the Italian Wars and in the religious and political conflicts of the French Wars of Religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16th-century French person
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Catholic cardinal ⓘ French prelate ⓘ French statesman ⓘ |
| activeYears | 1570s–1588 ⓘ |
| appointedCardinal | 1578 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French monarchy
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Paris ⓘ Reims ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1555-07-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Duchy of Bar
ⓘ
Joinville ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Reims Cathedral ⓘ |
| cardinalateTitle | Cardinal-priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli ⓘ |
| clergyStatus | Roman Catholic clergy ⓘ |
| consecratedAsBishop | 1574 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1588-06-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kingdom of France
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Paris ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Reims
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linked to:
University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne
|
| era | Early modern period ⓘ |
| familyName | de Guise ⓘ |
| father | Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ |
| givenName | Louis ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Influence in French ecclesiastical politics
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Role in the Catholic League during the French Wars of Religion ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Guise
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House of Lorraine ⓘ |
| mother | Anna d’Este ⓘ |
| nobleRank | Prince ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Prince of the blood (France) ⓘ |
| notableWork | Leadership in the Catholic League ⓘ |
| opposed |
Huguenots
ⓘ
Policies of Henry III of France ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Catholic League (France)
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linked to:
Catholic League in France
Day of the Barricades ⓘ French Wars of Religion ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Ultra-Catholic ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Archbishop of Reims
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Cardinal ⓘ Primate of the Gauls ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| sibling |
Charles, Duke of Mayenne
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linked to:
Duke of Mayenne
Henry I, Duke of Guise ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | His Eminence ⓘ |
| supported |
Catholic League (France)
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linked to:
Catholic League in France
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Louis II, Cardinal of Guise Description of subject: Louis II, Cardinal of Guise was a prominent 16th-century French Catholic prelate and statesman from the influential Guise family, active during the French Wars of Religion.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Louis II, Cardinal of Guise