Comtesse Ferraud
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Comtesse Ferraud is a central figure in Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Le Colonel Chabert," known as the colonel’s estranged wife who has remarried into high society and becomes embroiled in a legal and moral conflict over his presumed death and unexpected return.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Comtesse Ferraud canonical | 3 |
| Comtesse Ferraud-Chabert | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2901640 — 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.
Target entity: Comtesse Ferraud Context triple: [Le Colonel Chabert, mainCharacter, Comtesse Ferraud]
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Duchesse de Maufrigneuse
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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Madame de Sérizy
Madame de Sérizy is an aristocratic Parisian noblewoman in Balzac’s La Comédie humaine, notably portrayed as a powerful, passionate patron entangled in the intrigues surrounding the criminal mastermind Lucien de Rubempré.
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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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D.
Catherine de Grivegnée
Catherine de Grivegnée was a Frenchwoman best known as the mother of Ferdinand de Lesseps, the diplomat and engineer who developed the Suez Canal.
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Louise de Bargeton
Louise de Bargeton is a noblewoman from Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Illusions perdues," known for her intellectual pretensions and pivotal role in the young poet Lucien de Rubempré’s social and emotional awakening.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Comtesse Ferraud Target entity description: Comtesse Ferraud is a central figure in Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Le Colonel Chabert," known as the colonel’s estranged wife who has remarried into high society and becomes embroiled in a legal and moral conflict over his presumed death and unexpected return.
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A.
Duchesse de Maufrigneuse
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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B.
Madame de Sérizy
Madame de Sérizy is an aristocratic Parisian noblewoman in Balzac’s La Comédie humaine, notably portrayed as a powerful, passionate patron entangled in the intrigues surrounding the criminal mastermind Lucien de Rubempré.
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C.
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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D.
Catherine de Grivegnée
Catherine de Grivegnée was a Frenchwoman best known as the mother of Ferdinand de Lesseps, the diplomat and engineer who developed the Suez Canal.
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E.
Louise de Bargeton
Louise de Bargeton is a noblewoman from Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Illusions perdues," known for her intellectual pretensions and pivotal role in the young poet Lucien de Rubempré’s social and emotional awakening.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Comtesse Ferraud
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surface form:
Comtesse Ferraud-Chabert
Madame Chabert ⓘ Madame Ferraud ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Le Colonel Chabert ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
critique of Restoration nobility
ⓘ
themes of social climbing in La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
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calculating ⓘ pragmatic ⓘ socially opportunistic ⓘ |
| conflictType |
legal conflict
ⓘ
moral conflict ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| createdBy | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1832 ⓘ |
| genre | realist literature ⓘ |
| inConflictWith |
Le Colonel Chabert
ⓘ
surface form:
Colonel Chabert
|
| involvedIn |
inheritance dispute
ⓘ
marital status lawsuit ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| legalStatusInPlot | remarried widow ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | French realism ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| motivation |
preservation of social position
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protection of wealth and title ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonist to Colonel Chabert
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central character in legal conflict ⓘ representative of Restoration aristocracy ⓘ |
| originalPublicationForm | serial publication ⓘ |
| partOf | La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Scènes de la vie privée et publique
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surface form:
Scènes de la vie privée
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| position | member of Parisian high society ⓘ |
| relatedWork | La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Bourbon Restoration ⓘ |
| setting | Paris ⓘ |
| spouse |
Le Colonel Chabert
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surface form:
Colonel Chabert
Comte Ferraud ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between love and interest
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legal injustice ⓘ marital betrayal ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ social ambition ⓘ |
| workAuthorNationality | French ⓘ |
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Subject: Comtesse Ferraud Description of subject: Comtesse Ferraud is a central figure in Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Le Colonel Chabert," known as the colonel’s estranged wife who has remarried into high society and becomes embroiled in a legal and moral conflict over his presumed death and unexpected return.
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