Duchesse de Maufrigneuse
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Duchesse de Maufrigneuse is a recurring aristocratic figure in Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine, known as a brilliant yet morally ambiguous Parisian noblewoman who embodies the intrigues and vanities of Restoration high society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duchesse de Maufrigneuse canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2854607 — 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: Duchesse de Maufrigneuse Context triple: [Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes, featuresCharacter, Duchesse de Maufrigneuse]
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A.
Duchess of Vaujours
The Duchess of Vaujours is the French noble title historically associated with Louise de La Vallière, a famed 17th-century mistress of King Louis XIV.
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B.
Duchess of Vendôme
The Duchess of Vendôme was a French noble title historically associated with the powerful Bourbon-Vendôme branch of the royal family, often held by prominent women of the French court.
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C.
Françoise de la Chassaigne
Françoise de la Chassaigne was a 16th-century French noblewoman best known as the wife of the philosopher and essayist Michel de Montaigne.
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D.
Antoinette de Louppes
Antoinette de Louppes was a French noblewoman of Spanish-Jewish descent best known as the mother of the Renaissance philosopher and essayist Michel de Montaigne.
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E.
Duchess of Guise
The Duchess of Guise was a noble title in the powerful French House of Guise, associated with high-ranking aristocratic women influential in French court and dynastic politics.
- 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: Duchesse de Maufrigneuse Target entity description: Duchesse de Maufrigneuse is a recurring aristocratic figure in Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine, known as a brilliant yet morally ambiguous Parisian noblewoman who embodies the intrigues and vanities of Restoration high society.
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A.
Duchess of Vaujours
The Duchess of Vaujours is the French noble title historically associated with Louise de La Vallière, a famed 17th-century mistress of King Louis XIV.
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B.
Duchess of Vendôme
The Duchess of Vendôme was a French noble title historically associated with the powerful Bourbon-Vendôme branch of the royal family, often held by prominent women of the French court.
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C.
Françoise de la Chassaigne
Françoise de la Chassaigne was a 16th-century French noblewoman best known as the wife of the philosopher and essayist Michel de Montaigne.
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D.
Antoinette de Louppes
Antoinette de Louppes was a French noblewoman of Spanish-Jewish descent best known as the mother of the Renaissance philosopher and essayist Michel de Montaigne.
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E.
Duchess of Guise
The Duchess of Guise was a noble title in the powerful French House of Guise, associated with high-ranking aristocratic women influential in French court and dynastic politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocrat
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character in La Comédie humaine ⓘ fictional character ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan
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surface form:
Princesse de Cadignan
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| appearsIn |
Illusions perdues
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La Comédie humaine ⓘ Le Cabinet des Antiques ⓘ Le Père Goriot ⓘ Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan ⓘ Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bourbon Restoration
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surface form:
Bourbon Restoration court
Parisian high society ⓘ Restoration France ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
brilliant
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calculating ⓘ charming ⓘ manipulative ⓘ morally ambiguous ⓘ vain ⓘ |
| createdBy | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
| creator | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
| familyStatus | married into high nobility ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | Le Père Goriot ⓘ |
| fullName | Diane de Maufrigneuse ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
embodiment of Restoration high society
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example of Balzacian femme du monde ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | realism ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
love affairs
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political influence ⓘ social intrigues ⓘ |
| occupation | salon hostess ⓘ |
| represents |
corruption of high society
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vanity of the aristocracy ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
central society figure
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love interest ⓘ political intriguer ⓘ |
| setting | Paris ⓘ |
| socialClass | aristocracy ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
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Bourbon Restoration ⓘ |
| title | duchess ⓘ |
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Subject: Duchesse de Maufrigneuse Description of subject: Duchesse de Maufrigneuse is a recurring aristocratic figure in Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine, known as a brilliant yet morally ambiguous Parisian noblewoman who embodies the intrigues and vanities of Restoration high society.
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