Mrs Proudie
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Mrs Proudie is the domineering, morally rigid bishop’s wife in Anthony Trollope’s Barsetshire novels, noted for her overbearing influence on church and social affairs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mrs Proudie canonical | 9 |
| Mrs. Proudie | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T932421 — 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: Mrs Proudie Context triple: [The Last Chronicle of Barset, mainCharacter, Mrs Proudie]
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A.
Lord Chiltern
Lord Chiltern is a hot-tempered, impulsive aristocrat in Anthony Trollope’s Palliser novels, best known for his turbulent personal life and political entanglements.
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B.
The Last Chronicle of Barset
The Last Chronicle of Barset is Anthony Trollope’s final novel in the Barsetshire series, renowned for its intricate portrayal of provincial English life and the moral and social dilemmas of its clergy and gentry.
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C.
Chronicles of Barsetshire
Chronicles of Barsetshire is Anthony Trollope’s celebrated series of Victorian novels set in the fictional English county of Barsetshire, exploring provincial life, politics, and the clergy.
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D.
Barchester Towers
Barchester Towers is an 1857 Victorian novel by Anthony Trollope that satirically portrays clerical politics and social maneuvering in the fictional English cathedral town of Barchester.
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E.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair is a popular American brand of premium paper products, particularly known for its napkins and tableware.
- 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: Mrs Proudie Target entity description: Mrs Proudie is the domineering, morally rigid bishop’s wife in Anthony Trollope’s Barsetshire novels, noted for her overbearing influence on church and social affairs.
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A.
Lord Chiltern
Lord Chiltern is a hot-tempered, impulsive aristocrat in Anthony Trollope’s Palliser novels, best known for his turbulent personal life and political entanglements.
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B.
The Last Chronicle of Barset
The Last Chronicle of Barset is Anthony Trollope’s final novel in the Barsetshire series, renowned for its intricate portrayal of provincial English life and the moral and social dilemmas of its clergy and gentry.
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C.
Chronicles of Barsetshire
Chronicles of Barsetshire is Anthony Trollope’s celebrated series of Victorian novels set in the fictional English county of Barsetshire, exploring provincial life, politics, and the clergy.
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D.
Barchester Towers
Barchester Towers is an 1857 Victorian novel by Anthony Trollope that satirically portrays clerical politics and social maneuvering in the fictional English cathedral town of Barchester.
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E.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair is a popular American brand of premium paper products, particularly known for its napkins and tableware.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ novel character ⓘ |
| antagonisticTo | Archdeacon Grantly ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Barchester Towers
ⓘ
Framley Parsonage ⓘ The Last Chronicle of Barset ⓘ The Small House at Allington (mentioned) ⓘ
linked to:
The Small House at Allington
|
| associatedWith | Bishop's Palace, Barchester ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritarian
ⓘ
controlling ⓘ domineering ⓘ morally rigid ⓘ self-righteous ⓘ |
| conflictsWith |
Mr Slope
ⓘ
linked to:
Mr Obadiah Slope
|
| controls |
her husband's ecclesiastical policy
ⓘ
the Proudie household ⓘ |
| createdBy | Anthony Trollope ⓘ |
| deathInFiction | The Last Chronicle of Barset ⓘ |
| exertsPowerOver | clergy of Barchester ⓘ |
| fictionalCounty | Barsetshire ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation |
Barchester
ⓘ
linked to:
Barchester Cathedral
|
| firstAppearance | Barchester Towers ⓘ |
| genre |
Victorian literature
ⓘ
clerical novel ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Mrs ⓘ |
| influences |
church affairs in Barchester
ⓘ
social affairs in Barchester ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | satire of religious and social pretension ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonist
ⓘ
comic figure ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic portrayal of religious hypocrisy
ⓘ
overbearing influence on the diocese of Barchester ⓘ |
| occupation | bishop's wife ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Chronicles of Barsetshire ⓘ |
| religiousView | evangelical Anglicanism ⓘ |
| setting |
19th-century England
ⓘ
Church of England ⓘ |
| spouseOf |
Bishop Proudie
ⓘ
Thomas Proudie ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Mrs Proudie Description of subject: Mrs Proudie is the domineering, morally rigid bishop’s wife in Anthony Trollope’s Barsetshire novels, noted for her overbearing influence on church and social affairs.
Referenced by (17)
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