Château de Falaise

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Château de Falaise is a medieval fortress in Normandy, France, best known as the birthplace and stronghold of William the Conqueror.

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Label Occurrences
Château de Falaise canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf castle ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ
medieval fortress ⓘ
architecturalStyle medieval military architecture ⓘ
associatedWith William the Conqueror ⓘ
birthplaceOf William the Conqueror ⓘ
builtFor Dukes of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Normandy
category Castles in Calvados ⓘ
William the Conqueror ⓘ
coordinates 48.892°N 0.200°W ⓘ
country France ⓘ
damagedIn French Revolution ⓘ
Wars of Religion ⓘ
elevation about 110 metres ⓘ
function defensive fortress ⓘ
residence of Norman dukes ⓘ
hasExhibition multimedia displays about William the Conqueror ⓘ
hasPart Talbot Tower ⓘ
gatehouse ⓘ
inner bailey ⓘ
large keep ⓘ
outer walls ⓘ
hasViewOf Falaise town center ⓘ
linked to: Falaise
hasVisitorCentre true ⓘ
heritageDesignation Monument historique ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry France ⓘ
heritageDesignationStart 1840 ⓘ
inception 11th century ⓘ
locatedIn Falaise ⓘ
locatedInDepartment Calvados ⓘ
locatedInHistoricalRegion Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
locatedInRegion Normandy ⓘ
locatedOn rocky spur ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
near Caen ⓘ
Swiss Normandy area ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
overlooks Ante valley ⓘ
town of Falaise ⓘ
linked to: Falaise
ownedBy Commune of Falaise ⓘ
restoredIn 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
significantEvent Hundred Years War sieges ⓘ
strongholdOf William the Conqueror ⓘ
tourismRegion Normandy ⓘ
use museum ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Falaise, Duchy of Normandy → hasLandmark → Château de Falaise ⓘ
Falaise → hasLandmark → Château de Falaise ⓘ
Pays de Falaise → hasNotableSite → Château de Falaise ⓘ