Princess Shcherbatskaya
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Princess Shcherbatskaya is a noblewoman in Leo Tolstoy's novel "Anna Karenina," best known as the mother of Kitty (Ekaterina Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya) and Dolly.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Princess Shcherbatskaya canonical | 3 |
| Princess Kitty Shcherbatskaya | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5241169 — 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: Princess Shcherbatskaya Context triple: [Ekaterina Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya, relative, Princess Shcherbatskaya]
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A.
Princess Dragomiroff
Princess Dragomiroff is an elderly, imperious Russian aristocrat who appears as a key suspect in Agatha Christie’s detective novel "Murder on the Orient Express."
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B.
Maria of Borovsk
Maria of Borovsk was a 15th-century Russian princess and Grand Princess of Moscow, known primarily as the wife of Grand Prince Vasily II and the mother of Ivan III, who greatly expanded the Russian state.
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C.
Tsarevna of Russia
Tsarevna of Russia was the traditional title given to the daughters or daughters-in-law of a Russian tsar, denoting their status as imperial princesses within the Romanov dynasty.
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D.
Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia
Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia was the second daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra, a Grand Duchess known for her poise and wartime nursing work before being executed with her family during the Russian Revolution.
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E.
Tsesarevna of Russia
Tsesarevna of Russia was the title traditionally borne by the daughters or female-line heirs of a Russian tsar, denoting their status as imperial princesses in the Russian monarchy.
- 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: Princess Shcherbatskaya Target entity description: Princess Shcherbatskaya is a noblewoman in Leo Tolstoy's novel "Anna Karenina," best known as the mother of Kitty (Ekaterina Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya) and Dolly.
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A.
Princess Dragomiroff
Princess Dragomiroff is an elderly, imperious Russian aristocrat who appears as a key suspect in Agatha Christie’s detective novel "Murder on the Orient Express."
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B.
Maria of Borovsk
Maria of Borovsk was a 15th-century Russian princess and Grand Princess of Moscow, known primarily as the wife of Grand Prince Vasily II and the mother of Ivan III, who greatly expanded the Russian state.
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C.
Tsarevna of Russia
Tsarevna of Russia was the traditional title given to the daughters or daughters-in-law of a Russian tsar, denoting their status as imperial princesses within the Romanov dynasty.
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D.
Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia
Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia was the second daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra, a Grand Duchess known for her poise and wartime nursing work before being executed with her family during the Russian Revolution.
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E.
Tsesarevna of Russia
Tsesarevna of Russia was the title traditionally borne by the daughters or female-line heirs of a Russian tsar, denoting their status as imperial princesses in the Russian monarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a novel
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Anna Karenina ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | realist novel ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| createdBy | Leo Tolstoy ⓘ |
| familyName | Shcherbatskaya ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Anna Karenina universe ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Darya Alexandrovna Oblonskaya
ⓘ
linked to:
Dolly Oblonskaya
Dolly Oblonskaya ⓘ Ekaterina Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya ⓘ Kitty Shcherbatskaya ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Konstantin Dmitrievich Levin
ⓘ
Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century Russian literature ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| memberOf | Russian aristocracy ⓘ |
| nationality | Russian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the mother of Dolly Oblonskaya
ⓘ
being the mother of Kitty Shcherbatskaya ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
concerned mother
ⓘ
member of high society ⓘ |
| roleInWork | supporting character ⓘ |
| setIn |
Imperial Russia
ⓘ
linked to:
Russian Empire
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| spouse | Prince Shcherbatsky ⓘ |
| title | Princess ⓘ |
| workPublicationDate | 1877 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Princess Shcherbatskaya Description of subject: Princess Shcherbatskaya is a noblewoman in Leo Tolstoy's novel "Anna Karenina," best known as the mother of Kitty (Ekaterina Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya) and Dolly.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Princess Shcherbatskaya