General Tilney
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General Tilney is a wealthy, authoritarian widower and the formidable father of Henry and Eleanor Tilney in Jane Austen’s novel "Northanger Abbey."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| General Tilney canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8322713 — 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: General Tilney Context triple: [Northanger Abbey, mainCharacter, General Tilney]
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A.
Mr. Coldfield
Mr. Coldfield is a morally rigid, deeply religious Jefferson merchant in William Faulkner’s "Absalom, Absalom!" whose stern principles and withdrawal from society reflect the novel’s themes of guilt, complicity, and Southern decay.
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B.
Baron Weatherill
Baron Weatherill was a British Conservative politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1983 to 1992.
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C.
Baron Settrington
Baron Settrington is a British peerage title historically associated with the Lennox family, notably borne as a subsidiary title by the Dukes of Richmond.
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D.
Charles Jervas
Charles Jervas was an Irish portrait painter and translator of Cervantes who became a prominent figure in early 18th-century London’s artistic and literary circles.
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E.
Peregrine Maitland
Peregrine Maitland was a British army officer and colonial administrator who served in several key imperial posts in the early 19th century.
- 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: General Tilney Target entity description: General Tilney is a wealthy, authoritarian widower and the formidable father of Henry and Eleanor Tilney in Jane Austen’s novel "Northanger Abbey."
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A.
Mr. Coldfield
Mr. Coldfield is a morally rigid, deeply religious Jefferson merchant in William Faulkner’s "Absalom, Absalom!" whose stern principles and withdrawal from society reflect the novel’s themes of guilt, complicity, and Southern decay.
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B.
Baron Weatherill
Baron Weatherill was a British Conservative politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1983 to 1992.
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C.
Baron Settrington
Baron Settrington is a British peerage title historically associated with the Lennox family, notably borne as a subsidiary title by the Dukes of Richmond.
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D.
Charles Jervas
Charles Jervas was an Irish portrait painter and translator of Cervantes who became a prominent figure in early 18th-century London’s artistic and literary circles.
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E.
Peregrine Maitland
Peregrine Maitland was a British army officer and colonial administrator who served in several key imperial posts in the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ novel character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Northanger Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation | film and television adaptations of Northanger Abbey ⓘ |
| authorBirthplace | Steventon, Hampshire (Jane Austen) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| controlsEstate | Northanger Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Jane Austen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Tilney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Northanger Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | Northanger Abbey (1817) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | unknown ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Captain Tilney
NERFINISHED
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Eleanor Tilney NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Tilney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Regency era fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryRole | antagonist ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widower ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | concern for wealth and status ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation | army officer ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
authoritarian
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controlling ⓘ domineering ⓘ proud ⓘ status-conscious ⓘ |
| plotAction |
invites Catherine Morland to Northanger Abbey
NERFINISHED
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later dismisses Catherine Morland from Northanger Abbey ⓘ |
| rank | general ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Captain Tilney
NERFINISHED
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Eleanor Tilney NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Tilney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Northanger Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | gentry ⓘ |
| spouse | Mrs Tilney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseStatus | deceased ⓘ |
| treatsCharacter | Catherine Morland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatsCharacterAs | social climber ⓘ |
| wealthStatus | wealthy ⓘ |
| workGenre |
Gothic parody
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novel of manners ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: General Tilney Description of subject: General Tilney is a wealthy, authoritarian widower and the formidable father of Henry and Eleanor Tilney in Jane Austen’s novel "Northanger Abbey."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.