Armand Aubigny
E345413
Armand Aubigny is a wealthy Louisiana plantation owner in Kate Chopin’s short story “Désirée’s Baby,” known for his harsh, authoritarian nature and tragic role in the tale’s exploration of race and identity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Armand Aubigny canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3277300 — 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: Armand Aubigny Context triple: [Désirée’s Baby, mainCharacter, Armand Aubigny]
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A.
Gaston de Blondeville
Gaston de Blondeville is a historical Gothic romance novel by Ann Radcliffe, set in medieval England and blending chivalric adventure with supernatural elements.
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B.
Raoul d’Harcourt
Raoul d’Harcourt was a French nobleman and ecclesiastic of the influential Harcourt family, known for his role in founding the medieval Collège d’Harcourt in Paris.
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C.
John of Montfort
John of Montfort was a 14th-century nobleman who became a central figure in the Breton War of Succession by pressing his claim to the Duchy of Brittany against rival heirs.
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D.
Peter de Montfort
Peter de Montfort was a 13th-century English nobleman and ally of Simon de Montfort who played a prominent role in the Second Barons' War against King Henry III.
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E.
Amaury de Montfort
Amaury de Montfort was a 13th-century French nobleman and cleric from the influential Montfort family, known for his roles within the Church and his connection to English royalty through his mother, Eleanor of England.
- 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: Armand Aubigny Target entity description: Armand Aubigny is a wealthy Louisiana plantation owner in Kate Chopin’s short story “Désirée’s Baby,” known for his harsh, authoritarian nature and tragic role in the tale’s exploration of race and identity.
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A.
Gaston de Blondeville
Gaston de Blondeville is a historical Gothic romance novel by Ann Radcliffe, set in medieval England and blending chivalric adventure with supernatural elements.
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B.
Raoul d’Harcourt
Raoul d’Harcourt was a French nobleman and ecclesiastic of the influential Harcourt family, known for his role in founding the medieval Collège d’Harcourt in Paris.
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C.
John of Montfort
John of Montfort was a 14th-century nobleman who became a central figure in the Breton War of Succession by pressing his claim to the Duchy of Brittany against rival heirs.
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D.
Peter de Montfort
Peter de Montfort was a 13th-century English nobleman and ally of Simon de Montfort who played a prominent role in the Second Barons' War against King Henry III.
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E.
Amaury de Montfort
Amaury de Montfort was a 13th-century French nobleman and cleric from the influential Montfort family, known for his roles within the Church and his connection to English royalty through his mother, Eleanor of England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fictional character
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Literary character ⓘ Short story character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Désirée’s Baby ⓘ |
| appearsInCollection | Bayou Folk ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
Hypocrisy
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Identity ⓘ Patriarchy ⓘ Race ⓘ Slavery ⓘ Tragedy ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
Authoritarian
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Harsh ⓘ Impulsive ⓘ Proud ⓘ Racist ⓘ |
| createdBy | Kate Chopin ⓘ |
| familyBackground | Wealthy slaveholding family ⓘ |
| fatherOf | Désirée’s baby ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Works of Kate Chopin ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1893 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Vogue
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surface form:
Vogue magazine
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| gender | Male ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Realism
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surface form:
American realism
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| literaryRole |
Antagonist
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Husband of the protagonist ⓘ |
| marriedTo | Désirée ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | Drives the story’s central conflict over race and identity ⓘ |
| nationality | French Creole ⓘ |
| notableAction |
Burns Désirée’s belongings
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Orders Désirée to leave L’Abri with the baby ⓘ Rejects Désirée and their child when he believes they have Black ancestry ⓘ |
| occupation | Plantation owner ⓘ |
| owns | L’Abri plantation ⓘ |
| parentage | Son of the Aubigny family ⓘ |
| plotRevelation | Learns from a letter that he himself has Black ancestry ⓘ |
| relationshipToBaby | Father ⓘ |
| relationshipToDésirée | Husband ⓘ |
| residence | Louisiana ⓘ |
| settingOfActions | L’Abri plantation ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Patriarchal authority
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Racial prejudice in the antebellum South ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Antebellum period
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surface form:
Antebellum American South
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| treats | Enslaved people harshly ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Armand Aubigny Description of subject: Armand Aubigny is a wealthy Louisiana plantation owner in Kate Chopin’s short story “Désirée’s Baby,” known for his harsh, authoritarian nature and tragic role in the tale’s exploration of race and identity.
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