Grand Écuyer de France

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Ancien Régime office court office office of the French royal household

The Grand Écuyer de France was a high-ranking officer of the French royal household responsible for the king’s stables, horses, and ceremonial equestrian functions.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Grand Écuyer de France canonical	6
Grand Fauconnier de France	1
Grand Écuyer (Master of the Horse)	1
Grand Écuyer de France of the Ancien Régime	1
Grand Écuyer du Roi	1
Grand écuyer de France	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3349532 — 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: Grand Écuyer de France
Context triple: [Maison du Roi, hasPart, Grand Écuyer de France]

A. Grand Veneur de France
The Grand Veneur de France was a high-ranking royal court office in charge of organizing and overseeing the king’s hunts in the French monarchy.
B. Grand Maître de France
The Grand Maître de France was one of the highest-ranking Great Officers of the French Crown, responsible for overseeing the royal household and its ceremonies.
C. Grand Cordon
The Grand Cordon is the highest and most prestigious class of the Belgian Order of Leopold, typically reserved for heads of state and other distinguished figures.
D. Grand Cordon
Grand Cordon is the highest class of Japan’s prestigious Order of the Chrysanthemum, reserved for royalty, heads of state, and a few exceptionally distinguished individuals.
E. Chevaleret
Chevaleret is a Paris Métro station in the 13th arrondissement, located on the elevated section of Line 6 near the Seine.
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: Grand Écuyer de France
Target entity description: The Grand Écuyer de France was a high-ranking officer of the French royal household responsible for the king’s stables, horses, and ceremonial equestrian functions.

A. Grand Veneur de France
The Grand Veneur de France was a high-ranking royal court office in charge of organizing and overseeing the king’s hunts in the French monarchy.
B. Grand Maître de France
The Grand Maître de France was one of the highest-ranking Great Officers of the French Crown, responsible for overseeing the royal household and its ceremonies.
C. Grand Cordon
The Grand Cordon is the highest and most prestigious class of the Belgian Order of Leopold, typically reserved for heads of state and other distinguished figures.
D. Grand Cordon
Grand Cordon is the highest class of Japan’s prestigious Order of the Chrysanthemum, reserved for royalty, heads of state, and a few exceptionally distinguished individuals.
E. Chevaleret
Chevaleret is a Paris Métro station in the 13th arrondissement, located on the elevated section of Line 6 near the Seine.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ancien Régime office ⓘ court office ⓘ office of the French royal household ⓘ
abolishedInPeriod	French Revolution ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Grand Squire of France ⓘ Grand Écuyer du Roi ⓘ linked to: Grand Écuyer de France
appointedBy	King of France ⓘ
country	Kingdom of France ⓘ
domain	court ceremonial ⓘ equestrian affairs ⓘ
hasDuty	care of the king’s horses ⓘ custody of royal saddles and harnesses ⓘ direction of royal cavalcades ⓘ management of the king’s stables ⓘ organization of royal equestrian ceremonies ⓘ oversight of royal riding schools ⓘ preparation of horses for coronations ⓘ preparation of horses for royal entries ⓘ preparation of horses for royal processions ⓘ supervision of royal carriages ⓘ
hierarchicalPosition	one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Ancien Régime ⓘ
jurisdiction	grooms of the royal stables ⓘ royal equerries ⓘ royal stables personnel ⓘ
languageOfName	French ⓘ
nativeLabel	Grand Écuyer de France ⓘ Grand écuyer de France ⓘ linked to: Grand Écuyer de France
partOf	Maison du Roi de France ⓘ linked to: Maison du Roi royal household of France ⓘ
privilege	right to manage the king’s personal mounts ⓘ right to ride near the king in ceremonies ⓘ
rank	great officer of the Maison du Roi ⓘ high officer of the crown ⓘ
responsibleFor	Grande Écurie du Roi ⓘ linked to: Grand Stables of Chantilly royal ceremonial horses ⓘ royal saddle horses ⓘ royal stud farms ⓘ
seat	Grande Écurie of the Palace of Versailles ⓘ linked to: Grand Écurie, Versailles royal stables in Paris ⓘ
subordinateTo	King of France ⓘ Maison du Roi hierarchy ⓘ
symbolOfOffice	keys of the royal stables ⓘ silver baton ⓘ
usedInCeremony	coronation ceremonies ⓘ royal entries ⓘ state processions ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

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

Maison du Roi → hasPart → Grand Écuyer de France ⓘ

Grand Veneur de France → relatedPosition → Grand Écuyer de France ⓘ

Grand Veneur de France → relatedPosition → Grand Fauconnier de France ⓘ