Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh

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fictional character literary character nobleman

Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh is a wealthy, pompous Westphalian nobleman in Voltaire’s satirical novella "Candide," known for his absurdly grand title and rigid social pretensions.

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Label Occurrences
Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh canonical 2
Baroness Thunder-ten-tronckh 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
appearsIn Candide NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithTheme class prejudice ⓘ
critique of nobility ⓘ
social hierarchy ⓘ
characterIn satirical novella ⓘ
countryOfResidence Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ
createdBy Voltaire NERFINISHED ⓘ
employerOf Pangloss NERFINISHED ⓘ
expels Candide NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName Thunder-ten-tronckh NERFINISHED ⓘ
fatherOf Cunégonde NERFINISHED ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Candide NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPublishedIn 1759 ⓘ
genreOfWork philosophical novella ⓘ
satire ⓘ
guardianOf Candide NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTrait aristocratic ⓘ
authoritarian ⓘ
pompous ⓘ
rigid ⓘ
snobbish ⓘ
socially pretentious ⓘ
status-conscious ⓘ
wealthy ⓘ
languageOfWork French ⓘ
literaryRole caricature of aristocratic pretension ⓘ
satirical representation of petty nobility ⓘ
memberOf Westphalian nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeFunction to initiate Candide’s exile and journey ⓘ
to satirize European aristocracy ⓘ
nationality Westphalian ⓘ
occupation baron ⓘ
owns castle of Thunder-ten-tronckh NERFINISHED ⓘ
reasonForExpulsion Candide kissing Cunégonde ⓘ
relatedTo Candide NERFINISHED ⓘ
residesIn castle of Thunder-ten-tronckh NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse Baroness Thunder-ten-tronckh NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolizes absurdity of inherited privilege ⓘ
feudal hierarchy ⓘ
rigid class distinctions ⓘ
title Baron NERFINISHED ⓘ
treatsAsInferior Candide NERFINISHED ⓘ
workSetIn Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Pangloss → employerInFiction → Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh ⓘ
Cunégonde → hasRelative → Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh ⓘ
Cunégonde → hasRelative → Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baroness Thunder-ten-tronckh