Cimetière de la Madeleine
E374503
Cimetière de la Madeleine was a former Parisian cemetery, now disappeared, historically known for being the burial site of several notable figures of the French Revolution.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3628282 — 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: Cimetière de la Madeleine Context triple: [Charlotte Corday, placeOfBurial, Cimetière de la Madeleine]
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A.
Cimetière de Montmartre
Cimetière de Montmartre is a historic Parisian cemetery in the Montmartre district, renowned as the resting place of many notable artists, writers, and cultural figures.
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B.
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery is a large historic Catholic cemetery in Montreal, Canada, known as one of the country’s most significant burial grounds.
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C.
Cimetière des Rois
Cimetière des Rois is a historic cemetery in Geneva, Switzerland, known as the resting place of many prominent figures in the city’s political, cultural, and humanitarian history.
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Montparnasse Cemetery
Montparnasse Cemetery is a major Parisian burial ground known for being the resting place of many notable artists, writers, and public figures.
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E.
Cimetière de Levallois-Perret
Cimetière de Levallois-Perret is a cemetery in the Paris suburb of Levallois-Perret, notable as the final resting place of engineer Gustave Eiffel and other prominent figures.
- 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: Cimetière de la Madeleine Target entity description: Cimetière de la Madeleine was a former Parisian cemetery, now disappeared, historically known for being the burial site of several notable figures of the French Revolution.
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A.
Cimetière de Montmartre
Cimetière de Montmartre is a historic Parisian cemetery in the Montmartre district, renowned as the resting place of many notable artists, writers, and cultural figures.
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B.
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery is a large historic Catholic cemetery in Montreal, Canada, known as one of the country’s most significant burial grounds.
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C.
Cimetière des Rois
Cimetière des Rois is a historic cemetery in Geneva, Switzerland, known as the resting place of many prominent figures in the city’s political, cultural, and humanitarian history.
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D.
Montparnasse Cemetery
Montparnasse Cemetery is a major Parisian burial ground known for being the resting place of many notable artists, writers, and public figures.
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E.
Cimetière de Levallois-Perret
Cimetière de Levallois-Perret is a cemetery in the Paris suburb of Levallois-Perret, notable as the final resting place of engineer Gustave Eiffel and other prominent figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burial site
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former cemetery ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Reign of Terror ⓘ |
| bodiesExhumed |
Louis XVI
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linked to:
Louis XVI of France
Marie Antoinette ⓘ |
| bodiesTransferredTo | Basilica of Saint-Denis ⓘ |
| burialMethod | mass graves ⓘ |
| buriedPerson |
Charlotte Corday
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Louis XVI ⓘ
linked to:
Louis XVI of France
Madame Élisabeth of France ⓘ Marie Antoinette ⓘ Philippe Égalité ⓘ many unidentified victims of the guillotine ⓘ |
| closed | 1794 ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | memorial plaques at Chapelle expiatoire ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| demolished | late 18th century ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French Revolution ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
8th arrondissement of Paris
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Paris ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Rue d'Anjou
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linked to:
Rue d’Anjou
|
| nameMeaning |
Madeleine Cemetery
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linked to:
Errancis Cemetery
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| near |
Church of La Madeleine
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linked to:
Église de la Madeleine
Place de la Révolution ⓘ |
| notableFor |
burial of victims of the guillotine from Place de la Révolution
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burial place of Charlotte Corday ⓘ burial place of Louis XVI ⓘ burial place of Madame Élisabeth of France ⓘ burial place of Marie Antoinette ⓘ burial place of Philippe Égalité ⓘ burial place of many executed nobles and clergy ⓘ |
| opened | 1772 ⓘ |
| partOf | parish of La Madeleine ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Chapelle expiatoire
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linked to:
Chapelle Expiatoire
|
| status | no longer extant ⓘ |
| successorSite |
Chapelle expiatoire
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linked to:
Chapelle Expiatoire
|
| usedFor |
burials
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interment of guillotined victims ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cimetière de la Madeleine Description of subject: Cimetière de la Madeleine was a former Parisian cemetery, now disappeared, historically known for being the burial site of several notable figures of the French Revolution.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
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burialPlace
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Cimetière de la Madeleine (common grave, later lost)
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linked to: Cimetière de la Madeleine
linked to: Cimetière de la Madeleine
linked to: Cimetière de la Madeleine
Parisian Revolutionary cemeteries network
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hasPart
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Cimetière de la Chapelle-Expiatoire (site of former Madeleine cemetery)
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linked to: Cimetière de la Madeleine