La Duchesse de Langeais
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La Duchesse de Langeais is a novel by Honoré de Balzac, part of his La Comédie humaine cycle, depicting the tragic and complex love affair between a duchess of Parisian high society and a passionate army general.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| La Duchesse de Langeais canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12959878 — 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: La Duchesse de Langeais Context triple: [La Fille aux yeux d’or, precededBy, La Duchesse de Langeais]
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A.
Madame Royale
Madame Royale is the title historically given to the eldest surviving daughter of the King of France, most notably borne by Marie Thérèse of France, the daughter of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
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B.
Lord of Chevreuse
Lord of Chevreuse is a French noble title historically associated with the high-ranking aristocratic House of Lorraine.
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C.
Mademoiselle de Nantes
Mademoiselle de Nantes was the eldest legitimized daughter of King Louis XIV of France and his mistress Madame de Montespan, known for her prominent role in the French court of Versailles.
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D.
The Princess of Montpensier
The Princess of Montpensier is a 2010 French historical romance film set during the Wars of Religion, directed by Bertrand Tavernier and starring Mélanie Thierry in the title role.
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E.
Mademoiselle de Lancey
Mademoiselle de Lancey is a portrait painting by the 19th-century French artist Carolus-Duran, exemplifying his elegant, realist style and refined depiction of high-society sitters.
- 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: La Duchesse de Langeais Target entity description: La Duchesse de Langeais is a novel by Honoré de Balzac, part of his La Comédie humaine cycle, depicting the tragic and complex love affair between a duchess of Parisian high society and a passionate army general.
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A.
Madame Royale
Madame Royale is the title historically given to the eldest surviving daughter of the King of France, most notably borne by Marie Thérèse of France, the daughter of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
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B.
Lord of Chevreuse
Lord of Chevreuse is a French noble title historically associated with the high-ranking aristocratic House of Lorraine.
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C.
Mademoiselle de Nantes
Mademoiselle de Nantes was the eldest legitimized daughter of King Louis XIV of France and his mistress Madame de Montespan, known for her prominent role in the French court of Versailles.
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D.
The Princess of Montpensier
The Princess of Montpensier is a 2010 French historical romance film set during the Wars of Religion, directed by Bertrand Tavernier and starring Mélanie Thierry in the title role.
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E.
Mademoiselle de Lancey
Mademoiselle de Lancey is a portrait painting by the 19th-century French artist Carolus-Duran, exemplifying his elegant, realist style and refined depiction of high-society sitters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
| belongsToCycle | Scènes de la vie parisienne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| cycleSection | Histoire des Treize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Parisian high society
ⓘ
secret societies ⓘ |
| explores |
constraints of social rank
ⓘ
tension between desire and honor ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
a duchess of Parisian high society
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a passionate army general ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological fiction
ⓘ
realist novel ⓘ romantic novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations
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theatrical adaptations ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Ne touchez pas à la hache NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
General de Montriveau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Duchesse de Langeais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnding | tragic ending ⓘ |
| includedIn | Balzac’s Études de mœurs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | French realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Antoinette de Langeais
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Armand de Montriveau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | La Comédie humaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Histoire des Treize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Antoinette de Langeais
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Armand de Montriveau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Restoration France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
aristocratic society
ⓘ
passion and restraint ⓘ religious retreat ⓘ social conventions ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| workInBalzacCycle | La Comédie humaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La Duchesse de Langeais Description of subject: La Duchesse de Langeais is a novel by Honoré de Balzac, part of his La Comédie humaine cycle, depicting the tragic and complex love affair between a duchess of Parisian high society and a passionate army general.
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