Temple prison, Paris
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Temple prison in Paris was a medieval fortress later used as a revolutionary-era jail, most infamous for holding and witnessing the death of the young Louis XVII during the French Revolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple prison, Paris canonical | 4 |
| Temple (Templar precinct) in Paris | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5967741 — 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: Temple prison, Paris Context triple: [Louis XVII of France, deathPlace, Temple prison, Paris]
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A.
Carmelite Prison, Paris
Carmelite Prison, Paris was a former Parisian convent converted into a revolutionary-era prison notorious for holding political detainees during the French Revolution.
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B.
Melun Prison
Melun Prison is a historic French correctional facility located in the town of Melun, known for its long-standing role in the country’s penal system.
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C.
Mons Prison
Mons Prison is a Belgian correctional facility historically known for holding notable inmates, including the poet Paul Verlaine.
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D.
Salpêtrière prison
Salpêtrière prison was a notorious Parisian detention facility, originally part of a vast hospital complex, that became infamous for its role in the violent upheavals of the French Revolution.
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E.
Prison de l'Abbaye
Prison de l'Abbaye was a notorious Parisian prison and former abbey used during the French Revolution to detain political prisoners and site of several massacres.
- 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: Temple prison, Paris Target entity description: Temple prison in Paris was a medieval fortress later used as a revolutionary-era jail, most infamous for holding and witnessing the death of the young Louis XVII during the French Revolution.
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A.
Carmelite Prison, Paris
Carmelite Prison, Paris was a former Parisian convent converted into a revolutionary-era prison notorious for holding political detainees during the French Revolution.
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B.
Melun Prison
Melun Prison is a historic French correctional facility located in the town of Melun, known for its long-standing role in the country’s penal system.
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C.
Mons Prison
Mons Prison is a Belgian correctional facility historically known for holding notable inmates, including the poet Paul Verlaine.
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D.
Salpêtrière prison
Salpêtrière prison was a notorious Parisian detention facility, originally part of a vast hospital complex, that became infamous for its role in the violent upheavals of the French Revolution.
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E.
Prison de l'Abbaye
Prison de l'Abbaye was a notorious Parisian prison and former abbey used during the French Revolution to detain political prisoners and site of several massacres.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical building
ⓘ
medieval fortress ⓘ prison ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalType | fortified tower ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
French Revolution
ⓘ
death of Louis XVII of France ⓘ imprisonment of the French royal family ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Philippe Égalité (Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans)
ⓘ
linked to:
Philippe Égalité
|
| builtBy | Knights Templar ⓘ |
| city | Paris ⓘ |
| constructionCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentCommemoration | site marked in the modern urban fabric of Paris ⓘ |
| demolished | 19th century ⓘ |
| demolishedBy | French authorities ⓘ |
| FrenchName | prison du Temple ⓘ |
| functionDuringFrenchRevolution | detention of members of the royal family ⓘ |
| governingAuthorityDuringRevolution |
French revolutionary authorities
ⓘ
linked to:
French National Convention
|
| historicalPeriod |
French Revolution
ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | gloomy and austere place of confinement ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| laterOwnership | House of Orléans ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of the captivity of the French royal family ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
ⓘ
Le Marais ⓘ
linked to:
Marais district
Paris ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Temple (Templar precinct) in Paris
ⓘ
linked to:
Temple prison, Paris
|
| notableFeature | massive keep known as the great tower ⓘ |
| notablePrisoner |
Louis XVI of France
ⓘ
Louis XVII of France ⓘ
linked to:
Louis Charles, Dauphin of France
Madame Royale (Marie-Thérèse of France) ⓘ Madame Élisabeth of France ⓘ Marie Antoinette ⓘ |
| originalFunction | fortified headquarters of the Knights Templar ⓘ |
| ownershipAfterTemplars | French Crown ⓘ |
| partOf | Temple enclosure ⓘ |
| reasonForDemolition | desire to remove a royalist pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| status | no longer extant ⓘ |
| usedAs |
revolutionary prison
ⓘ
royal prison ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Committee of Public Safety
ⓘ
Paris Commune of 1792–1795 ⓘ
linked to:
Paris Commune (1792)
|
| usedFor |
detention of counter-revolutionary suspects
ⓘ
detention of political prisoners ⓘ |
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Subject: Temple prison, Paris Description of subject: Temple prison in Paris was a medieval fortress later used as a revolutionary-era jail, most infamous for holding and witnessing the death of the young Louis XVII during the French Revolution.
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