Vicomte de Valmont
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Vicomte de Valmont is a cynical and manipulative French aristocrat renowned for his seductive intrigues and moral corruption in Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’s epistolary novel "Les Liaisons dangereuses."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vicomte de Valmont canonical | 4 |
| Sebastian Valmont | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17631682 — 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: Vicomte de Valmont Context triple: [Les Liaisons dangereuses, mainCharacter, Vicomte de Valmont]
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A.
Marquise de Merteuil
Marquise de Merteuil is a cunning, manipulative aristocrat in Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’s epistolary novel *Les Liaisons dangereuses*, renowned for her calculated schemes and ruthless control over others.
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B.
Monsieur de Blamont
Monsieur de Blamont is a central character in Marquis de Sade’s epistolary novel "Aline and Valcour," embodying the moral and social tensions explored in the story.
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C.
Comte de Bussy-Castelnau
Comte de Bussy-Castelnau was an 18th-century French general and colonial officer noted for his prominent role in the Carnatic Wars in India against British forces.
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D.
Marquis of Noailles
The Marquis of Noailles is a hereditary French noble title historically associated with the influential aristocratic de Noailles family.
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E.
Duc de Duras
Duc de Duras was a French East Indiaman merchant ship later acquired and refitted by the United States to become the warship USS Bonhomme Richard under John Paul Jones during the American Revolutionary War.
- 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: Vicomte de Valmont Target entity description: Vicomte de Valmont is a cynical and manipulative French aristocrat renowned for his seductive intrigues and moral corruption in Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’s epistolary novel "Les Liaisons dangereuses."
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A.
Marquise de Merteuil
Marquise de Merteuil is a cunning, manipulative aristocrat in Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’s epistolary novel *Les Liaisons dangereuses*, renowned for her calculated schemes and ruthless control over others.
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B.
Monsieur de Blamont
Monsieur de Blamont is a central character in Marquis de Sade’s epistolary novel "Aline and Valcour," embodying the moral and social tensions explored in the story.
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C.
Comte de Bussy-Castelnau
Comte de Bussy-Castelnau was an 18th-century French general and colonial officer noted for his prominent role in the Carnatic Wars in India against British forces.
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D.
Marquis of Noailles
The Marquis of Noailles is a hereditary French noble title historically associated with the influential aristocratic de Noailles family.
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E.
Duc de Duras
Duc de Duras was a French East Indiaman merchant ship later acquired and refitted by the United States to become the warship USS Bonhomme Richard under John Paul Jones during the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
linked to: Vicomte de Valmont
linked to: Vicomte de Valmont
subject linked to:
Sebastian Valmont in Cruel Intentions
subject linked to:
Sebastian Valmont in Cruel Intentions
linked to: Vicomte de Valmont