Duchesse de Maufrigneuse
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Duchesse de Maufrigneuse is a recurring aristocratic figure in Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine, known as a brilliant yet morally ambiguous Parisian noblewoman who embodies the intrigues and vanities of Restoration high society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duchesse de Maufrigneuse canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocrat
ⓘ
character in La Comédie humaine ⓘ fictional character ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan
ⓘ
surface form:
Princesse de Cadignan
|
| appearsIn |
Illusions perdues
ⓘ
La Comédie humaine ⓘ Le Cabinet des Antiques ⓘ Le Père Goriot ⓘ Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan ⓘ Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bourbon Restoration
ⓘ
surface form:
Bourbon Restoration court
Parisian high society ⓘ Restoration France ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
brilliant
ⓘ
calculating ⓘ charming ⓘ manipulative ⓘ morally ambiguous ⓘ vain ⓘ |
| createdBy | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
| creator | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
| familyStatus | married into high nobility ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | Le Père Goriot ⓘ |
| fullName | Diane de Maufrigneuse ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
embodiment of Restoration high society
ⓘ
example of Balzacian femme du monde ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | realism ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
love affairs
ⓘ
political influence ⓘ social intrigues ⓘ |
| occupation | salon hostess ⓘ |
| represents |
corruption of high society
ⓘ
vanity of the aristocracy ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
central society figure
ⓘ
love interest ⓘ political intriguer ⓘ |
| setting | Paris ⓘ |
| socialClass | aristocracy ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
Bourbon Restoration ⓘ |
| title | duchess ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.