Elsa of Brabant
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Elsa of Brabant is the wrongfully accused noblewoman whose plea for a champion and fateful marriage to the mysterious knight Lohengrin drive the plot of Richard Wagner’s opera "Lohengrin."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elsa of Brabant canonical | 6 |
| Elsa von Brabant | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Elsa of Brabant Context triple: [Lohengrin, centralCharacter, Elsa of Brabant]
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Beatrix of Berg
Beatrix of Berg was a 14th-century German noblewoman from the House of Berg who became Electress Palatine through her marriage to Rupert I, Elector Palatine.
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Matilda of Brabant
Matilda of Brabant was a 13th-century noblewoman from the ducal house of Brabant who became Countess of Holland and Zeeland and the mother of King William II of Holland, a Roman-German king.
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Bertha of Holland
Bertha of Holland was an 11th-century Queen of France as the first wife of King Philip I and a member of the Dutch noble House of Holland.
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Anna of Schaunberg
Anna of Schaunberg was a late medieval noblewoman of the Schaunberg family, notable primarily as the mother of Barbara of Cilli, who became Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia.
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Duchess of Brabant
The Duchess of Brabant is a historic noble title associated with the ruler of the Duchy of Brabant, a significant medieval and early modern territory in the Low Countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Elsa of Brabant Target entity description: Elsa of Brabant is the wrongfully accused noblewoman whose plea for a champion and fateful marriage to the mysterious knight Lohengrin drive the plot of Richard Wagner’s opera "Lohengrin."
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Beatrix of Berg
Beatrix of Berg was a 14th-century German noblewoman from the House of Berg who became Electress Palatine through her marriage to Rupert I, Elector Palatine.
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Matilda of Brabant
Matilda of Brabant was a 13th-century noblewoman from the ducal house of Brabant who became Countess of Holland and Zeeland and the mother of King William II of Holland, a Roman-German king.
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Bertha of Holland
Bertha of Holland was an 11th-century Queen of France as the first wife of King Philip I and a member of the Dutch noble House of Holland.
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Anna of Schaunberg
Anna of Schaunberg was a late medieval noblewoman of the Schaunberg family, notable primarily as the mother of Barbara of Cilli, who became Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia.
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Duchess of Brabant
The Duchess of Brabant is a historic noble title associated with the ruler of the Duchy of Brabant, a significant medieval and early modern territory in the Low Countries.
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Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
opera character ⓘ |
| accusedOf | murder of her brother Gottfried ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Lohengrin ⓘ |
| associatedMotif | Elsa’s dream motif in the orchestral texture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Holy Grail knight Lohengrin ⓘ |
| basedOn | medieval Germanic legend ⓘ |
| causeOfTragedy | breaking the taboo against asking Lohengrin's name ⓘ |
| conditionOfMarriage | must never ask Lohengrin his name or origin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Duchy of Brabant ⓘ |
| creator | Richard Wagner ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | protagonist of Wagner's Lohengrin ⓘ |
| firstPerformance | 1850 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceConductor | Franz Liszt ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Weimar ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic opera character ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| librettoBy | Richard Wagner ⓘ |
| mainAntagonist |
Friedrich von Telramund
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Ortrud ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married to Lohengrin ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Brabantine ⓘ |
| notableAria | Einsam in trüben Tagen ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
marries the mysterious knight Lohengrin
ⓘ
pleads for a champion to defend her honor ⓘ |
| notableRelationship | protégé of King Henry the Fowler ⓘ |
| occupation | noblewoman ⓘ |
| operaActAppearances |
Act I
ⓘ
Act II ⓘ Act III ⓘ |
| partOf | Swan Knight legend cycle ⓘ |
| performanceTradition | central soprano role in the standard Wagnerian repertoire ⓘ |
| position | Duchess of Brabant ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | her accusation and trial initiate the action of the opera ⓘ |
| roleInResolution | her question about Lohengrin's identity leads to his departure ⓘ |
| setting | Antwerp ⓘ |
| sibling | Gottfried of Brabant ⓘ |
| spouse | Lohengrin ⓘ |
| stageWorkType | music drama ⓘ |
| theme |
faith and doubt in marriage
ⓘ
trial and vindication ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| voiceType | soprano ⓘ |
| wrongfullyAccused | true ⓘ |
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Subject: Elsa of Brabant Description of subject: Elsa of Brabant is the wrongfully accused noblewoman whose plea for a champion and fateful marriage to the mysterious knight Lohengrin drive the plot of Richard Wagner’s opera "Lohengrin."
Referenced by (8)
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