Fort-Royal
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Fort-Royal is the former name of Fort-de-France, the capital city and main port of the French Caribbean island of Martinique.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Royal (historical fortification) | 1 |
| Fort-Royal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2746923 — 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: Fort-Royal Context triple: [Alexandre de Beauharnais, placeOfBirth, Fort-Royal]
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A.
Fort Saint-Jean
Fort Saint-Jean is a historic coastal fortress in Marseille, France, guarding the entrance to the Old Port and now integrated into the MuCEM museum complex.
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B.
Fort Loudoun
Fort Loudoun was an 18th-century British colonial fort in what is now Tennessee, built during the French and Indian War to secure alliances with Native American tribes and protect the frontier.
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C.
Fort George
Fort George is a massive 18th-century artillery fortress near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, built after the Jacobite rising and renowned as one of the most outstanding fortifications of its kind in Europe.
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D.
Fort George
Fort George is an upscale coastal neighborhood in Belize City known for its historic colonial architecture, tourism services, and proximity to the city’s waterfront and cruise port.
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E.
Fort George
Fort George is a historic neighborhood in the northern part of Manhattan in New York City, known for its hilly terrain and views over the Harlem and Hudson Rivers.
- 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: Fort-Royal Target entity description: Fort-Royal is the former name of Fort-de-France, the capital city and main port of the French Caribbean island of Martinique.
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A.
Fort Saint-Jean
Fort Saint-Jean is a historic coastal fortress in Marseille, France, guarding the entrance to the Old Port and now integrated into the MuCEM museum complex.
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B.
Fort Loudoun
Fort Loudoun was an 18th-century British colonial fort in what is now Tennessee, built during the French and Indian War to secure alliances with Native American tribes and protect the frontier.
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C.
Fort George
Fort George is a massive 18th-century artillery fortress near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, built after the Jacobite rising and renowned as one of the most outstanding fortifications of its kind in Europe.
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D.
Fort George
Fort George is an upscale coastal neighborhood in Belize City known for its historic colonial architecture, tourism services, and proximity to the city’s waterfront and cruise port.
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E.
Fort George
Fort George is a historic neighborhood in the northern part of Manhattan in New York City, known for its hilly terrain and views over the Harlem and Hudson Rivers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former city name
ⓘ
historical place name ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Martinique ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Fort-de-France ⓘ |
| governedBy | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commercial port
ⓘ
strategic harbor ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | French colonial urban layout ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | Royal Fort ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French colonial era ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean
ⓘ
French West Indies ⓘ
linked to:
Antilles
Lesser Antilles ⓘ Martinique ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC−04:00 ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Bay of Fort-de-France
ⓘ
Island of Martinique ⓘ
linked to:
Martinique
|
| mainPortOf | Martinique ⓘ |
| partOf |
French colonial empire in the Caribbean
ⓘ
linked to:
French colonial empire
Overseas department of Martinique ⓘ
linked to:
Martinique
|
| replacedBy | Fort-de-France ⓘ |
| successorAdministrativeEntity | Commune of Fort-de-France ⓘ |
| usedAs |
colonial administrative center
ⓘ
military port ⓘ naval base ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort-Royal Description of subject: Fort-Royal is the former name of Fort-de-France, the capital city and main port of the French Caribbean island of Martinique.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fort-Royal