the Marquis de Montalt
E251701
The Marquis de Montalt is the sinister, aristocratic villain in Ann Radcliffe’s Gothic novel *The Romance of the Forest*, embodying corruption, tyranny, and moral depravity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| the Marquis de Montalt canonical | 2 |
| Marquis de Montalt | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2270319 — 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.
Target entity: the Marquis de Montalt Context triple: [The Romance of the Forest, hasCharacter, the Marquis de Montalt]
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A.
Baron Lorenzo Mancini
Baron Lorenzo Mancini was a 17th-century Italian nobleman and member of the influential Mancini family, known primarily as the father of Olympia Mancini, one of Cardinal Mazarin’s famed nieces at the French court.
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B.
Duc de Duras
Duc de Duras was a French East Indiaman merchant ship later acquired and refitted by the United States to become the warship USS Bonhomme Richard under John Paul Jones during the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Marquis de Segonzac
Marquis de Segonzac was a French explorer and mountaineer known for leading the first recorded ascent of North Africa’s highest peak, Toubkal, in the early 20th century.
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D.
Marquis de Casalduero
Marquis de Casalduero is a wealthy, aristocratic landowner in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "Of Love and Other Demons," whose status and actions shape the fate of the young protagonist, Sierva María.
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E.
Laurence de La Baume Le Blanc
Laurence de La Baume Le Blanc was a French noblewoman of the 17th century, best known as the mother of Louise de La Vallière, the famed mistress of King Louis XIV.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: the Marquis de Montalt Target entity description: The Marquis de Montalt is the sinister, aristocratic villain in Ann Radcliffe’s Gothic novel *The Romance of the Forest*, embodying corruption, tyranny, and moral depravity.
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A.
Baron Lorenzo Mancini
Baron Lorenzo Mancini was a 17th-century Italian nobleman and member of the influential Mancini family, known primarily as the father of Olympia Mancini, one of Cardinal Mazarin’s famed nieces at the French court.
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B.
Duc de Duras
Duc de Duras was a French East Indiaman merchant ship later acquired and refitted by the United States to become the warship USS Bonhomme Richard under John Paul Jones during the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Marquis de Segonzac
Marquis de Segonzac was a French explorer and mountaineer known for leading the first recorded ascent of North Africa’s highest peak, Toubkal, in the early 20th century.
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D.
Marquis de Casalduero
Marquis de Casalduero is a wealthy, aristocratic landowner in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "Of Love and Other Demons," whose status and actions shape the fate of the young protagonist, Sierva María.
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E.
Laurence de La Baume Le Blanc
Laurence de La Baume Le Blanc was a French noblewoman of the 17th century, best known as the mother of Louise de La Vallière, the famed mistress of King Louis XIV.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocrat
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fictional character ⓘ literary villain ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Romance of the Forest ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | Gothic novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
abuse of power
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aristocratic decadence ⓘ moral corruption of the nobility ⓘ oppression ⓘ |
| belongsToWorkType | novel character ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
corrupt
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morally depraved ⓘ sinister ⓘ tyrannical ⓘ |
| createdBy | Ann Radcliffe ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Romance of the Forest ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYearOfWork | 1791 ⓘ |
| genderInFiction | male ⓘ |
| genre | Gothic fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovementContext | late 18th-century Gothic literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | threat to the protagonists ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | French ⓘ |
| roleInWork | antagonist ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | France ⓘ |
| socialStatusInFiction | nobleman ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
corruption
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moral depravity ⓘ tyranny ⓘ |
| titleInFiction | Marquis ⓘ |
| workLanguageContext | English literature ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: the Marquis de Montalt Description of subject: The Marquis de Montalt is the sinister, aristocratic villain in Ann Radcliffe’s Gothic novel *The Romance of the Forest*, embodying corruption, tyranny, and moral depravity.
Referenced by (3)
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