Château Gaillard, Normandy
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Château Gaillard in Normandy is a formidable medieval fortress overlooking the Seine, historically significant as a royal stronghold and later a place of imprisonment and exile.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Château Gaillard | 4 |
| Château Gaillard, Normandy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3667957 — 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 Gaillard, Normandy Context triple: [David II of Scotland, exileLocation, Château Gaillard, Normandy]
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A.
Château de Brest
Château de Brest is a historic fortress in the French port city of Brest, long serving as a key military stronghold and one of the oldest castles in the world still in use.
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B.
Château d’Angers
Château d’Angers is a massive medieval fortress in the city of Angers in western France, renowned for its imposing walls and for housing the famous Apocalypse Tapestry.
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C.
Château de Brienne
Château de Brienne is a historic French castle in the town of Brienne-le-Château, notably associated with Napoleon Bonaparte’s early military education.
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D.
Château de Chinon
The Château de Chinon is a historic medieval fortress in the Loire Valley of France, renowned for its association with figures like Joan of Arc and the Plantagenet kings.
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E.
Château des Ducs de Bretagne
The Château des Ducs de Bretagne is a historic fortified castle and former residence of the Dukes of Brittany in Nantes, now serving as a major museum and cultural landmark.
- 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 Gaillard, Normandy Target entity description: Château Gaillard in Normandy is a formidable medieval fortress overlooking the Seine, historically significant as a royal stronghold and later a place of imprisonment and exile.
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A.
Château de Brest
Château de Brest is a historic fortress in the French port city of Brest, long serving as a key military stronghold and one of the oldest castles in the world still in use.
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B.
Château d’Angers
Château d’Angers is a massive medieval fortress in the city of Angers in western France, renowned for its imposing walls and for housing the famous Apocalypse Tapestry.
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C.
Château de Brienne
Château de Brienne is a historic French castle in the town of Brienne-le-Château, notably associated with Napoleon Bonaparte’s early military education.
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D.
Château de Chinon
The Château de Chinon is a historic medieval fortress in the Loire Valley of France, renowned for its association with figures like Joan of Arc and the Plantagenet kings.
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E.
Château des Ducs de Bretagne
The Château des Ducs de Bretagne is a historic fortified castle and former residence of the Dukes of Brittany in Nantes, now serving as a major museum and cultural landmark.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
medieval castle ⓘ ruin ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | concentric castle ⓘ |
| besiegedBy | Philip II of France ⓘ |
| builder |
Richard I of England
ⓘ
linked to:
King Richard the Lionheart
Richard the Lionheart ⓘ
linked to:
King Richard the Lionheart
|
| builtInTimeOf | Anglo-French wars of the late 12th century ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Philip II of France ⓘ |
| capturedInYear | 1204 ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1198 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1196 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruined ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
| department | Eure ⓘ |
| elevation | above the Seine River ⓘ |
| feature |
curtain walls
ⓘ
deep ditches ⓘ flanking towers ⓘ inner bailey ⓘ keep ⓘ middle bailey ⓘ outer bailey ⓘ |
| formerOwner |
Dukes of Normandy
ⓘ
linked to:
Duke of Normandy
Kings of England ⓘ
linked to:
King of England
|
| heritageDesignationYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Monument historique of France ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Siege of Château Gaillard (1203–1204)
ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Château Gaillard
|
| laterOwner | Kings of France ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Grand Andely
ⓘ
Petit Andely ⓘ |
| location | Les Andelys ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Centre des monuments nationaux
ⓘ
French state ⓘ
linked to:
France
|
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| notablePrisoner |
Blanche of Burgundy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Margaret of Burgundy ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| orderedDemolitionBy | Henry IV of France ⓘ |
| overlooks |
River Seine
ⓘ
Seine valley ⓘ
linked to:
Seine Valley
|
| partiallyDemolishedInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| purpose |
control access along the Seine to Rouen
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defend the Duchy of Normandy ⓘ |
| situatedOn | chalk cliff ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedAs |
place of exile
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royal fortress ⓘ state prison ⓘ |
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Subject: Château Gaillard, Normandy Description of subject: Château Gaillard in Normandy is a formidable medieval fortress overlooking the Seine, historically significant as a royal stronghold and later a place of imprisonment and exile.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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