Cardinal de La Valette
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Cardinal de La Valette was a 17th-century French cardinal and military leader who notably commanded royal forces during the Thirty Years' War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cardinal de La Valette canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5935775 — 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: Cardinal de La Valette Context triple: [Siege of Arras (1640), commander, Cardinal de La Valette]
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Jean Baptiste François de La Baume, Marquis de La Valette
Jean Baptiste François de La Baume, Marquis de La Valette, was an 18th-century French nobleman and military officer who held high command in the royal army during the War of the Austrian Succession.
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Cardinal de Bernis
Cardinal de Bernis was an 18th-century French cardinal and diplomat best known for orchestrating France’s alliance with Austria that reshaped European politics before the Seven Years’ War.
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French Cardinal Jean de Bilhères
French Cardinal Jean de Bilhères was a late 15th-century churchman and diplomat who served as the French ambassador to the Holy See and is best known for commissioning Michelangelo’s famed Vatican Pietà.
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Giovanni Angelo Ossoli
Giovanni Angelo Ossoli was an Italian revolutionary and nobleman best known as the husband of American transcendentalist writer and feminist Margaret Fuller.
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Cardinal Giulio Alberoni
Cardinal Giulio Alberoni was an Italian statesman and cardinal who served as chief minister to King Philip V of Spain and played a key role in shaping Spanish foreign policy in the early 18th century.
- 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: Cardinal de La Valette Target entity description: Cardinal de La Valette was a 17th-century French cardinal and military leader who notably commanded royal forces during the Thirty Years' War.
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Jean Baptiste François de La Baume, Marquis de La Valette
Jean Baptiste François de La Baume, Marquis de La Valette, was an 18th-century French nobleman and military officer who held high command in the royal army during the War of the Austrian Succession.
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B.
Cardinal de Bernis
Cardinal de Bernis was an 18th-century French cardinal and diplomat best known for orchestrating France’s alliance with Austria that reshaped European politics before the Seven Years’ War.
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C.
French Cardinal Jean de Bilhères
French Cardinal Jean de Bilhères was a late 15th-century churchman and diplomat who served as the French ambassador to the Holy See and is best known for commissioning Michelangelo’s famed Vatican Pietà.
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D.
Giovanni Angelo Ossoli
Giovanni Angelo Ossoli was an Italian revolutionary and nobleman best known as the husband of American transcendentalist writer and feminist Margaret Fuller.
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Cardinal Giulio Alberoni
Cardinal Giulio Alberoni was an Italian statesman and cardinal who served as chief minister to King Philip V of Spain and played a key role in shaping Spanish foreign policy in the early 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French noble
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Roman Catholic cardinal ⓘ human ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Louis de Nogaret de La Valette
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Louis de Nogaret de La Valette d’Epernon ⓘ
linked to:
Louis de Nogaret de La Valette
|
| associatedWith |
French high nobility
ⓘ
French royal court ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
17th century
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17th-century French politics ⓘ 17th-century warfare ⓘ |
| clergyRank | cardinal-priest ⓘ |
| conflict |
Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
linked to:
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| era | Early Modern period ⓘ |
| familyName | de Nogaret de La Valette ⓘ |
| father |
Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette
ⓘ
linked to:
Louis de Nogaret de La Valette
|
| fatherOccupation | Duke of Épernon ⓘ |
| givenName | Louis ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| languageOfUse | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Nogaret de La Valette ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
royal army of France
ⓘ
linked to:
French royal forces
|
| nobleTitle | Duke of Épernon (heir to the title) ⓘ |
| notableBattle | campaigns on the Rhine during the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | combined high ecclesiastical office with active military command ⓘ |
| notableFor | commanding French royal forces during the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| notableRole | French commander in Germany during the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
cardinal of the Catholic Church
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commander of royal forces ⓘ lieutenant general in royal armies ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| roleInThirtyYearsWar | led French forces in Germany ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Louis XIII of France
ⓘ
linked to:
King Louis XIII
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| servedWith | Swedish forces allied to France ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| socialStatus | high-ranking aristocrat ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
French ecclesiastical politics
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French military policy in the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
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