House of Sully
E426268
The House of Sully was a prominent French noble family, most famously associated with Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, chief minister to King Henry IV of France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| House of Sully canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4282035 — 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: House of Sully Context triple: [Sully-sur-Loire, namedAfter, House of Sully]
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A.
House of the Blackheads
The House of the Blackheads is a richly ornamented historic guild building in Riga, Latvia, renowned for its striking Renaissance-style façade and role as a symbol of the city’s medieval mercantile past.
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B.
House of Cramm
The House of Cramm is a German noble family historically associated with the aristocracy of the region that produced figures such as Armgard von Cramm.
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C.
Gardes de la Porte
The Gardes de la Porte were a ceremonial and protective guard unit of the French royal household responsible for guarding the entrances to the king’s residences.
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House of Keys
The House of Keys is the directly elected lower chamber of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man, responsible for initiating legislation and representing the island’s constituencies.
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House of Heads
House of Heads is a historic French building in Valence, renowned for its richly sculpted façade adorned with numerous carved heads.
- 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: House of Sully Target entity description: The House of Sully was a prominent French noble family, most famously associated with Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, chief minister to King Henry IV of France.
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A.
House of the Blackheads
The House of the Blackheads is a richly ornamented historic guild building in Riga, Latvia, renowned for its striking Renaissance-style façade and role as a symbol of the city’s medieval mercantile past.
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B.
House of Cramm
The House of Cramm is a German noble family historically associated with the aristocracy of the region that produced figures such as Armgard von Cramm.
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C.
Gardes de la Porte
The Gardes de la Porte were a ceremonial and protective guard unit of the French royal household responsible for guarding the entrances to the king’s residences.
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D.
House of Keys
The House of Keys is the directly elected lower chamber of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man, responsible for initiating legislation and representing the island’s constituencies.
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E.
House of Heads
House of Heads is a historic French building in Valence, renowned for its richly sculpted façade adorned with numerous carved heads.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | French noble house ⓘ |
| architecturalHeritage | fortified château at Sully-sur-Loire ⓘ |
| aristocraticNetwork | French peerage ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
French Wars of Religion
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reign of Henry IV of France ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonarch | Henry IV of France ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsUsedBy | House of Sully ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | part of French aristocratic history ⓘ |
| economicRole | management of royal finances through Maximilien de Béthune ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| governanceType | hereditary nobility ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Ancien Régime ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | loyal supporters of the Bourbon monarchy ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| linkedToOffice |
Governor of Poitou
ⓘ
Governor of the Bastille ⓘ Grand Master of Artillery of France ⓘ Superintendent of Finances of France ⓘ |
| nobleRank |
baronial house
ⓘ
ducal house ⓘ |
| nobleTitleHeld |
Baron of Rosny
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Duke of Sully ⓘ Marquis of Rosny ⓘ |
| notableFor | association with Maximilien de Béthune, chief minister of Henry IV ⓘ |
| notableMember | Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully ⓘ |
| notableSeat |
Château de Rosny-sur-Seine
ⓘ
Château de Sully-sur-Loire ⓘ |
| patronage | Protestant interests under Henry IV ⓘ |
| politicalRole | service to the French crown ⓘ |
| prominence | high-ranking noble family in early modern France ⓘ |
| region |
Orléanais
ⓘ
Île-de-France ⓘ
linked to:
Île-de-France region
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| religionTraditionally | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialClass | French nobility ⓘ |
| status | extinct or diminished noble line ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: House of Sully Description of subject: The House of Sully was a prominent French noble family, most famously associated with Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, chief minister to King Henry IV of France.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.