Lestat de Lioncourt
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Lestat de Lioncourt is a charismatic and rebellious vampire antihero who serves as the central figure in Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles series.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lestat de Lioncourt canonical | 5 |
| Lestat de Lioncourt (Anne Rice novels) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8361788 — 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: Lestat de Lioncourt Context triple: [Anne Rice, notableCharacter, Lestat de Lioncourt]
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A.
Alcide
Alcide is the given name of Alcide De Gasperi, a prominent Italian statesman and founding figure of the post–World War II Italian Republic and European integration.
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B.
Lyle Talbot
Lyle Talbot was an American actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1930s through the 1980s, including roles in both major studio productions and low-budget cult classics.
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C.
Dorian Hawkmoon
Dorian Hawkmoon is a fantasy hero and incarnation of the Eternal Champion in Michael Moorcock’s multiverse, best known as the protagonist of the "Runestaff" (or "History of the Runestaff") sword-and-sorcery novels.
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D.
Kazimierz Sabbat
Kazimierz Sabbat was a Polish politician who served as Prime Minister and later President of the Polish government-in-exile, symbolically upholding Poland’s pre-communist statehood during the Cold War.
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E.
Abraham Van Helsing
Abraham Van Helsing is a wise and determined Dutch professor and vampire hunter who leads the fight against Count Dracula in Bram Stoker’s classic Gothic novel.
- 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: Lestat de Lioncourt Target entity description: Lestat de Lioncourt is a charismatic and rebellious vampire antihero who serves as the central figure in Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles series.
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A.
Alcide
Alcide is the given name of Alcide De Gasperi, a prominent Italian statesman and founding figure of the post–World War II Italian Republic and European integration.
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B.
Lyle Talbot
Lyle Talbot was an American actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1930s through the 1980s, including roles in both major studio productions and low-budget cult classics.
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C.
Dorian Hawkmoon
Dorian Hawkmoon is a fantasy hero and incarnation of the Eternal Champion in Michael Moorcock’s multiverse, best known as the protagonist of the "Runestaff" (or "History of the Runestaff") sword-and-sorcery novels.
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D.
Kazimierz Sabbat
Kazimierz Sabbat was a Polish politician who served as Prime Minister and later President of the Polish government-in-exile, symbolically upholding Poland’s pre-communist statehood during the Cold War.
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E.
Abraham Van Helsing
Abraham Van Helsing is a wise and determined Dutch professor and vampire hunter who leads the fight against Count Dracula in Bram Stoker’s classic Gothic novel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antihero
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fictional character ⓘ vampire ⓘ |
| ability |
flight
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immortality ⓘ superhuman strength ⓘ telepathy ⓘ |
| alignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lestat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Brat Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Vampire Chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Akasha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Armand NERFINISHED ⓘ Claudia NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis de Pointe du Lac NERFINISHED ⓘ Marius de Romanus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Armand de Pontellac (Anne Rice’s husband Stan Rice’s personality aspects) ⓘ |
| birthCountry | France ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Auvergne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Anne Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | de Lioncourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
Interview with the Vampire (TV series character)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Memnoch the Devil NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen of the Damned NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen of the Damned (film adaptation character) ⓘ The Tale of the Body Thief NERFINISHED ⓘ The Vampire Lestat NERFINISHED ⓘ The Vampire Lestat (film adaptation character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Interview with the Vampire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Lestat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
gothic fiction
ⓘ
horror fiction ⓘ |
| loveInterest |
Gabrielle de Lioncourt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis de Pointe du Lac NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicolas de Lenfent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| occupation |
rock musician
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vampire ⓘ |
| parent | Gabrielle de Lioncourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
charismatic
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hedonistic ⓘ philosophical ⓘ rebellious ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| role | central protagonist of The Vampire Chronicles ⓘ |
| species | vampire ⓘ |
| turnedIntoVampireBy | Magnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lestat de Lioncourt Description of subject: Lestat de Lioncourt is a charismatic and rebellious vampire antihero who serves as the central figure in Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles series.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lestat de Lioncourt (Interview with the Vampire TV series)
this entity surface form:
Lestat de Lioncourt (Anne Rice novels)