Laurence de Cinq-Cygne

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Laurence de Cinq-Cygne is a noble and fiercely loyal young aristocrat in Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Une ténébreuse affaire," emblematic of royalist resistance and personal courage during the Napoleonic era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aristocrat
female character
fictional character
literary character
royalist
actsDuringPeriod Napoleonic era
appearsIn Une ténébreuse affaire NERFINISHED
appearsInCycle La Comédie humaine NERFINISHED
characterTrait courageous
determined
fiercely loyal
honorable
createdBy Honoré de Balzac NERFINISHED
createdInCentury 19th century
fictionalUniverse Balzac’s La Comédie humaine NERFINISHED
firstPublicationContext Une ténébreuse affaire publication
genreOfWorkAppearedIn historical novel
hasFamilyName de Cinq-Cygne NERFINISHED
hasGivenName Laurence NERFINISHED
hasPoliticalAlignment royalist
hasSetting France NERFINISHED
hasSettingPeriod early 19th century
hasSocialClass nobility
isLoyalTo Bourbon monarchy NERFINISHED
royalist cause
isPartOf French literature NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkAppearedIn French
literaryMovementContext realism
nationality French
opposes Napoleonic regime
roleInWork protagonist of Une ténébreuse affaire
symbolizes personal courage
royalist resistance

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Une ténébreuse affaire hasCharacter Laurence de Cinq-Cygne