Fort Royal
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Fort Royal is a historic coastal fortress on Île Sainte-Marguerite off the French Riviera, best known for housing the mysterious "Man in the Iron Mask."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Royal canonical | 3 |
| Fort Royal (historical fortification) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7262658 — 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: Fort Royal Context triple: [Île Sainte-Marguerite, hasFortress, Fort Royal]
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A.
Fort-Lamy
Fort-Lamy was the former colonial name of Chad’s capital city, now known as N'Djamena, established by the French along the Chari River.
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B.
Fort-Liberté
Fort-Liberté is a historic coastal city in northeastern Haiti known for its natural harbor, colonial-era fortifications, and role in the country’s revolutionary history.
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C.
Vieux Fort
Vieux Fort is a major town in the south of Saint Lucia, known for its international airport, coastal location, and role as a commercial and transportation hub.
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D.
Fort Christian
Fort Christian is a historic Danish colonial fort and the oldest standing structure in the U.S. Virgin Islands, located in Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas.
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E.
Fort-Royal
Fort-Royal is the former name of Fort-de-France, the capital city and main port of the French Caribbean island of Martinique.
- 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: Fort Royal Target entity description: Fort Royal is a historic coastal fortress on Île Sainte-Marguerite off the French Riviera, best known for housing the mysterious "Man in the Iron Mask."
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A.
Fort-Lamy
Fort-Lamy was the former colonial name of Chad’s capital city, now known as N'Djamena, established by the French along the Chari River.
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B.
Fort-Liberté
Fort-Liberté is a historic coastal city in northeastern Haiti known for its natural harbor, colonial-era fortifications, and role in the country’s revolutionary history.
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C.
Vieux Fort
Vieux Fort is a major town in the south of Saint Lucia, known for its international airport, coastal location, and role as a commercial and transportation hub.
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D.
Fort Christian
Fort Christian is a historic Danish colonial fort and the oldest standing structure in the U.S. Virgin Islands, located in Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas.
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E.
Fort-Royal
Fort-Royal is the former name of Fort-de-France, the capital city and main port of the French Caribbean island of Martinique.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom | Cannes ⓘ |
| accessMethod | boat ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bastille-era state prisoners
ⓘ
French Navy ⓘ French monarchy ⓘ |
| category |
Coastal fortifications in France
ⓘ
Historic sites in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ Prisons in France ⓘ Tourist attractions in Alpes-Maritimes ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| era | early modern period ⓘ |
| hasBuilding |
barracks
ⓘ
chapel ⓘ cisterns ⓘ prison cells ⓘ |
| hasExhibition |
museum about the Lérins Islands
ⓘ
museum about the Man in the Iron Mask ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ ramparts ⓘ sea-facing walls ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
coastal defense
ⓘ
detention ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| hasPrisoner |
Abraham Duquesne’s son
ⓘ
linked to:
Abraham Duquesne-Guitton
Huguenot prisoners ⓘ Man in the Iron Mask ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Bay of Cannes
ⓘ
Mediterranean coastline ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic monument ⓘ |
| knownFor | imprisonment of the Man in the Iron Mask ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alpes-Maritimes
ⓘ
France ⓘ Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ |
| locatedNear | French Riviera ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Île Sainte-Marguerite ⓘ |
| overlooks | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| partOf | Lérins Islands ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedAs |
barracks
ⓘ
military fortress ⓘ state prison ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Royal Description of subject: Fort Royal is a historic coastal fortress on Île Sainte-Marguerite off the French Riviera, best known for housing the mysterious "Man in the Iron Mask."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.