Soleil Royal
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Soleil Royal was a famed French ship of the line that served as the flagship of the French Navy during the late 17th century and saw major action in battles against the English and Dutch fleets.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soleil Royal canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11418068 — 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: Soleil Royal Context triple: [Battle of Barfleur, notableShip, Soleil Royal]
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A.
Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer resort complex
The Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer resort complex is a historic luxury leisure and entertainment group in Monaco encompassing casinos, hotels, restaurants, and cultural venues.
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B.
Hôtel Salé
Hôtel Salé is a grand 17th-century Parisian mansion best known today as the historic building that houses the Musée Picasso in the Marais.
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C.
Monplaisir Palace
Monplaisir Palace is a seaside Baroque pavilion in Peterhof, Russia, built as Peter the Great’s favored retreat overlooking the Gulf of Finland.
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D.
Caravelle Hotel
Caravelle Hotel is a historic luxury hotel in central Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, renowned for its prominent role during the Vietnam War and its views over the city’s colonial landmarks.
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E.
Mariot
Mariot is a given name most notably borne by the 18th-century British Royal Navy officer Mariot Arbuthnot.
- 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: Soleil Royal Target entity description: Soleil Royal was a famed French ship of the line that served as the flagship of the French Navy during the late 17th century and saw major action in battles against the English and Dutch fleets.
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A.
Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer resort complex
The Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer resort complex is a historic luxury leisure and entertainment group in Monaco encompassing casinos, hotels, restaurants, and cultural venues.
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B.
Hôtel Salé
Hôtel Salé is a grand 17th-century Parisian mansion best known today as the historic building that houses the Musée Picasso in the Marais.
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C.
Monplaisir Palace
Monplaisir Palace is a seaside Baroque pavilion in Peterhof, Russia, built as Peter the Great’s favored retreat overlooking the Gulf of Finland.
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D.
Caravelle Hotel
Caravelle Hotel is a historic luxury hotel in central Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, renowned for its prominent role during the Vietnam War and its views over the city’s colonial landmarks.
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E.
Mariot
Mariot is a given name most notably borne by the 18th-century British Royal Navy officer Mariot Arbuthnot.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flagship
ⓘ
ship of the line ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| activePeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| allegiance |
King Louis XIV of France
ⓘ
linked to:
Louis XIV of France
|
| armamentType | broadside cannon ⓘ |
| battleDate |
Battle of Barfleur, 29 May 1692
ⓘ
Battle of Beachy Head, 10 July 1690 ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 15.6 metres ⓘ |
| builder |
Brest Dockyard
ⓘ
linked to:
Brest naval base
|
| causeOfLoss | burned by English fireships ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1668 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crewComplement | over 1000 ⓘ |
| dateOfLoss | June 1692 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Laurent Hubac ⓘ |
| draught | approximately 7.5 metres ⓘ |
| enemy |
Dutch Navy
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Netherlands Navy
English Navy ⓘ
linked to:
English navy
|
| era | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| fate |
burned
ⓘ
destroyed at La Hougue ⓘ |
| flag | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| gunCount |
104
ⓘ
110 ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1669 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 61 metres overall ⓘ |
| locationOfLoss |
France
ⓘ
La Hougue ⓘ
linked to:
La Hougue tower
Normandy ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Louis XIV
ⓘ
linked to:
Louis XIV of France
Sun ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Royal Sun ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Anne Hilarion de Tourville ⓘ |
| notableFor |
lavish decoration
ⓘ
symbol of Louis XIV's naval power ⓘ |
| operator | French Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Action at La Hougue
ⓘ
Battle of Barfleur ⓘ Battle of Beachy Head ⓘ Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| placeOfConstruction |
Brest
ⓘ
Brittany ⓘ France ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| rate | first-rate ship of the line ⓘ |
| role | fleet flagship ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Marine royale
ⓘ
linked to:
Marine Nationale
|
| tonnage | approximately 2000 tons burthen ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Soleil Royal Description of subject: Soleil Royal was a famed French ship of the line that served as the flagship of the French Navy during the late 17th century and saw major action in battles against the English and Dutch fleets.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.