Lady Ashton
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Lady Ashton is a domineering and manipulative noblewoman in Sir Walter Scott's novel "The Bride of Lammermoor," known for orchestrating her daughter's tragic fate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lady Ashton canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8767257 — 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: Lady Ashton Context triple: [The Bride of Lammermoor, mainCharacter, Lady Ashton]
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A.
Lady Charlotte Cadogan
Lady Charlotte Cadogan was a British aristocrat of the early 19th century, known for her prominent family connections within the Anglo-Irish nobility and her marriage into the Paget family.
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B.
Lady Grace Granville
Lady Grace Granville was an English noblewoman of the early 18th century, notable as a member of the influential Granville family and the mother of John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville.
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C.
Lady Evelyn FitzMaurice
Lady Evelyn FitzMaurice was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and member of the British nobility, best known as the mother of Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire.
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D.
Viscountess Amberley
Viscountess Amberley was a British noble title held by Katharine Louisa Stanley through her marriage into the aristocratic Russell family.
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E.
Elizabeth Wyndham
Elizabeth Wyndham was an 18th-century British aristocrat best known as the wife of Prime Minister George Grenville and a member of the influential Wyndham political family.
- 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: Lady Ashton Target entity description: Lady Ashton is a domineering and manipulative noblewoman in Sir Walter Scott's novel "The Bride of Lammermoor," known for orchestrating her daughter's tragic fate.
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A.
Lady Charlotte Cadogan
Lady Charlotte Cadogan was a British aristocrat of the early 19th century, known for her prominent family connections within the Anglo-Irish nobility and her marriage into the Paget family.
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B.
Lady Grace Granville
Lady Grace Granville was an English noblewoman of the early 18th century, notable as a member of the influential Granville family and the mother of John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville.
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C.
Lady Evelyn FitzMaurice
Lady Evelyn FitzMaurice was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and member of the British nobility, best known as the mother of Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire.
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D.
Viscountess Amberley
Viscountess Amberley was a British noble title held by Katharine Louisa Stanley through her marriage into the aristocratic Russell family.
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E.
Elizabeth Wyndham
Elizabeth Wyndham was an 18th-century British aristocrat best known as the wife of Prime Minister George Grenville and a member of the influential Wyndham political family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | opera Lucia di Lammermoor (as Enrico/Enrichetta-related composite influence) ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Bride of Lammermoor ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | historical novel ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
class and power
ⓘ
parental control ⓘ patriarchy and authority ⓘ tragic love ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
controlling ⓘ domineering ⓘ manipulative ⓘ |
| child |
Colonel Sholto Ashton
ⓘ
linked to:
Colonel Sholto Douglas Ashton
Lucy Ashton ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Edgar Ravenswood
ⓘ
Lucy Ashton ⓘ |
| creator |
Walter Scott
ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Walter Scott
|
| familyName | Ashton ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Bride of Lammermoor ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
Romantic era
ⓘ
linked to:
Romanticism
|
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| motivation |
family advancement
ⓘ
political power ⓘ social prestige ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableAction |
arranges Lucy Ashton's marriage to Bucklaw
ⓘ
opposes Lucy Ashton's relationship with Edgar Ravenswood ⓘ
linked to:
Edgar Ravenswood
orchestrates political alliances through marriage ⓘ pressures Lucy Ashton into a forced marriage ⓘ |
| occupation | noblewoman ⓘ |
| roleInWork | antagonist ⓘ |
| setIn | Scotland ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | late 17th century Scotland ⓘ |
| socialStatus | aristocracy ⓘ |
| spouse | Sir William Ashton ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1819 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lady Ashton Description of subject: Lady Ashton is a domineering and manipulative noblewoman in Sir Walter Scott's novel "The Bride of Lammermoor," known for orchestrating her daughter's tragic fate.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.