Madame Chardon
E1027379
Madame Chardon is the modest, self-sacrificing mother of Lucien de Rubempré in Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Lost Illusions," embodying provincial virtue and maternal devotion.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madame Chardon canonical | 1 |
| Madame Chardon (mother of Lucien) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13192960 — 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: Madame Chardon Context triple: [Lucien de Rubempré, mother, Madame Chardon]
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A.
Madame St. Aubert
Madame St. Aubert is a gentle, virtuous wife and mother in Ann Radcliffe’s Gothic novel "The Mysteries of Udolpho," known for her kindness, piety, and early death that deeply affects her family.
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B.
Madame Campardon
Madame Campardon is a bourgeois Parisian woman in Émile Zola’s novel "Pot-Bouille," emblematic of the era’s domestic hypocrisies and social pretenses.
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C.
Madame Vabre
Madame Vabre is a fictional bourgeois woman in Émile Zola’s novel "Pot-Bouille," representing the hypocrisies and moral decay of Parisian middle-class society in the 19th century.
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D.
Madame Valmondé
Madame Valmondé is a wealthy, compassionate Louisiana plantation mistress and adoptive mother figure in Kate Chopin’s short story "Désirée’s Baby."
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E.
Madame Hedouin
Madame Hédouin is a business-savvy, independent shop owner in Émile Zola’s novel "Pot-Bouille," representing the emerging class of self-reliant bourgeois women in 19th-century Paris.
- 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: Madame Chardon Target entity description: Madame Chardon is the modest, self-sacrificing mother of Lucien de Rubempré in Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Lost Illusions," embodying provincial virtue and maternal devotion.
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A.
Madame St. Aubert
Madame St. Aubert is a gentle, virtuous wife and mother in Ann Radcliffe’s Gothic novel "The Mysteries of Udolpho," known for her kindness, piety, and early death that deeply affects her family.
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B.
Madame Campardon
Madame Campardon is a bourgeois Parisian woman in Émile Zola’s novel "Pot-Bouille," emblematic of the era’s domestic hypocrisies and social pretenses.
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C.
Madame Vabre
Madame Vabre is a fictional bourgeois woman in Émile Zola’s novel "Pot-Bouille," representing the hypocrisies and moral decay of Parisian middle-class society in the 19th century.
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D.
Madame Valmondé
Madame Valmondé is a wealthy, compassionate Louisiana plantation mistress and adoptive mother figure in Kate Chopin’s short story "Désirée’s Baby."
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E.
Madame Hedouin
Madame Hédouin is a business-savvy, independent shop owner in Émile Zola’s novel "Pot-Bouille," representing the emerging class of self-reliant bourgeois women in 19th-century Paris.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ mother ⓘ |
| appearsAs |
Madame Chardon (mother of Lucien)
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linked to:
Madame Chardon
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| appearsIn |
Illusions perdues
ⓘ
Lost Illusions ⓘ
linked to:
Illusions perdues
|
| characterTrait |
devoted
ⓘ
frugal ⓘ hard‑working ⓘ modest ⓘ pious ⓘ self‑sacrificing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| createdBy | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
| economicStatus | poor ⓘ |
| embodies |
maternal devotion
ⓘ
provincial virtue ⓘ |
| familyName | Chardon ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1837 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | realist novel ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Lucien de Rubempré
ⓘ
Ève Chardon ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| motherOf |
Lucien de Rubempré
ⓘ
Ève Chardon ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
moral reference point for Lucien de Rubempré
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symbol of provincial honesty opposed to Parisian corruption ⓘ |
| occupation | widow of a provincial apothecary ⓘ |
| residence | Angoulême ⓘ |
| socialClass | petite bourgeoisie ⓘ |
| spouse | M. Chardon ⓘ |
| supports |
Lucien de Rubempré’s literary ambitions
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her family through sewing and household work ⓘ |
| workPartOf | La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Madame Chardon Description of subject: Madame Chardon is the modest, self-sacrificing mother of Lucien de Rubempré in Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Lost Illusions," embodying provincial virtue and maternal devotion.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Madame Chardon