Château de Sully-sur-Loire
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Château de Sully-sur-Loire is a medieval fortress-turned-Renaissance château in France’s Loire Valley, renowned for its moat, imposing towers, and role in French royal and military history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Château de Sully-sur-Loire canonical | 7 |
| Château de Sully | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2734207 — 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: Château de Sully-sur-Loire Context triple: [Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire, containsChâteau, Château de Sully-sur-Loire]
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Château de Blois
The Château de Blois is a historic royal castle in the Loire Valley of France, renowned for its blend of Gothic, Renaissance, and Classical architecture and its role as a major residence of French kings.
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B.
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
The Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a historic royal residence near Paris that served as a principal palace of the French kings during the Renaissance and early Bourbon periods.
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C.
Château de Saumur
Château de Saumur is a historic medieval fortress-turned-château in western France, overlooking the Loire River and renowned for its picturesque towers and role in the region’s royal and military history.
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D.
Château d’Amboise
Château d’Amboise is a historic royal residence overlooking the Loire River in central France, renowned for its Renaissance architecture and association with figures such as King Charles VIII and Leonardo da Vinci.
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E.
Château de Pierrefonds
The Château de Pierrefonds is a grand medieval-style castle in northern France, extensively restored in the 19th century by architect Viollet-le-Duc and renowned for its picturesque, fairy-tale appearance.
- 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: Château de Sully-sur-Loire Target entity description: Château de Sully-sur-Loire is a medieval fortress-turned-Renaissance château in France’s Loire Valley, renowned for its moat, imposing towers, and role in French royal and military history.
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A.
Château de Blois
The Château de Blois is a historic royal castle in the Loire Valley of France, renowned for its blend of Gothic, Renaissance, and Classical architecture and its role as a major residence of French kings.
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B.
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
The Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a historic royal residence near Paris that served as a principal palace of the French kings during the Renaissance and early Bourbon periods.
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C.
Château de Saumur
Château de Saumur is a historic medieval fortress-turned-château in western France, overlooking the Loire River and renowned for its picturesque towers and role in the region’s royal and military history.
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D.
Château d’Amboise
Château d’Amboise is a historic royal residence overlooking the Loire River in central France, renowned for its Renaissance architecture and association with figures such as King Charles VIII and Leonardo da Vinci.
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E.
Château de Pierrefonds
The Château de Pierrefonds is a grand medieval-style castle in northern France, extensively restored in the 19th century by architect Viollet-le-Duc and renowned for its picturesque, fairy-tale appearance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
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château ⓘ historic monument ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Centre-Val de Loire
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Châteaux of the Loire Valley ⓘ
linked to:
Loire Valley châteaux
Historic house museums in France ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 14th century ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
museum
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Renaissance architecture
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medieval architecture ⓘ |
| hasExhibition |
French royal history
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history of the Dukes of Sully ⓘ military history ⓘ |
| hasPart |
courtyard
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drawbridge ⓘ gardens ⓘ keep ⓘ moat ⓘ park ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Centre-Val de Loire
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Loire Valley ⓘ Loiret ⓘ Sully-sur-Loire ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse |
Loire River
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linked to:
Loire
|
| namedAfter | Sully-sur-Loire ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Renaissance residential wing
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bridge over the moat ⓘ massive round towers ⓘ water-filled moat ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| originalFunction | fortress ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Department of Loiret
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linked to:
Loiret department
|
| residenceOf | Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
sheltered King Louis XIII
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sheltered Queen Anne of Austria ⓘ sheltered future Louis XIV ⓘ used during the Hundred Years' War ⓘ used during the Wars of Religion ⓘ |
| significantOwner |
House of Béthune
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Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully ⓘ |
| significantReconstruction | Renaissance period ⓘ |
| tourismRegion |
Route of the Loire Valley castles
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linked to:
Loire Valley châteaux
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf | Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes ⓘ |
| usedAs |
noble residence
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royal refuge ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Château de Sully-sur-Loire Description of subject: Château de Sully-sur-Loire is a medieval fortress-turned-Renaissance château in France’s Loire Valley, renowned for its moat, imposing towers, and role in French royal and military history.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire
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containsChâteau
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Château de Sully-sur-Loire
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linked to: Château de Sully-sur-Loire