Lady Marchmain
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Lady Marchmain is the devout, aristocratic matriarch of the Flyte family whose rigid Catholicism and emotional control profoundly shape the lives of her children in Brideshead Revisited.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lady Marchmain canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6412546 — 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: Lady Marchmain Context triple: [Brideshead Revisited (2008 film), mainCharacter, Lady Marchmain]
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A.
Lady Frances Rich
Lady Frances Rich is the noble title held by Frances Cromwell, the daughter of English Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell.
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B.
Cecily Harriet d'Autremont
Cecily Harriet d'Autremont was the wife of longtime CIA counterintelligence chief James Jesus Angleton and a figure in Washington’s mid-20th-century intelligence social circles.
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C.
Lady Evelyn FitzMaurice
Lady Evelyn FitzMaurice was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and member of the British nobility, best known as the mother of Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire.
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D.
Charlotte Boyle, Marchioness of Hartington
Charlotte Boyle, Marchioness of Hartington, was an 18th-century British noblewoman and heiress whose marriage into the Cavendish family helped transfer the vast Burlington estates, including Chiswick House, to the Dukes of Devonshire.
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E.
Henrietta Tyrrell
Henrietta Tyrrell was an artist linked to the early 20th-century British avant-garde Vorticist movement.
- 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: Lady Marchmain Target entity description: Lady Marchmain is the devout, aristocratic matriarch of the Flyte family whose rigid Catholicism and emotional control profoundly shape the lives of her children in Brideshead Revisited.
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A.
Lady Frances Rich
Lady Frances Rich is the noble title held by Frances Cromwell, the daughter of English Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell.
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B.
Cecily Harriet d'Autremont
Cecily Harriet d'Autremont was the wife of longtime CIA counterintelligence chief James Jesus Angleton and a figure in Washington’s mid-20th-century intelligence social circles.
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C.
Lady Evelyn FitzMaurice
Lady Evelyn FitzMaurice was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and member of the British nobility, best known as the mother of Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire.
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D.
Charlotte Boyle, Marchioness of Hartington
Charlotte Boyle, Marchioness of Hartington, was an 18th-century British noblewoman and heiress whose marriage into the Cavendish family helped transfer the vast Burlington estates, including Chiswick House, to the Dukes of Devonshire.
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E.
Henrietta Tyrrell
Henrietta Tyrrell was an artist linked to the early 20th-century British avant-garde Vorticist movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocrat
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fictional character ⓘ matriarch ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Brideshead Revisited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Brideshead Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
controlling
ⓘ
devout ⓘ emotionally restrained ⓘ |
| controls | family life of the Flytes ⓘ |
| createdBy | Evelyn Waugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Flyte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Brideshead Revisited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Bridey Flyte
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cordelia Flyte NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Flyte NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastian Flyte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inAdaptation |
Brideshead Revisited (1981 TV series)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brideshead Revisited (2008 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
Bridey Flyte
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Ryder NERFINISHED ⓘ Cordelia Flyte NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Flyte NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastian Flyte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Flyte family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonist
ⓘ
moral authority figure ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
manipulative
ⓘ
pious ⓘ self-righteous ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Claire Bloom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emma Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| setting | England ⓘ |
| socialClass | English aristocracy ⓘ |
| spouse | Lord Marchmain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
Catholic guilt
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family duty ⓘ religious devotion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lady Marchmain Description of subject: Lady Marchmain is the devout, aristocratic matriarch of the Flyte family whose rigid Catholicism and emotional control profoundly shape the lives of her children in Brideshead Revisited.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Brideshead Revisited (2008 film)