Duke Michael of Strelsau

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Duke Michael of Strelsau is the ambitious and treacherous half-brother of the king who schemes for the throne in Anthony Hope’s adventure novel "The Prisoner of Zenda."

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Duke Michael of Strelsau canonical 23
Michael, Duke of Strelsau 5
Duke Michael 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf antagonist ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
appearsIn The Prisoner of Zenda ⓘ
appearsInAdaptation film adaptations of The Prisoner of Zenda ⓘ
causeOfDeath stab wound ⓘ
conflictWith Rudolf Rassendyll ⓘ
Rudolf V of Ruritania ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Ruritania ⓘ
creator Anthony Hope ⓘ
deathInWork killed at the Castle of Zenda ⓘ
employer self ⓘ
firstAppearance The Prisoner of Zenda ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre adventure fiction ⓘ
goal to seize the throne of Ruritania ⓘ
hasAlly Bersonin ⓘ
De Gautet ⓘ
Detchard ⓘ
Rupert of Hentzau ⓘ
killedBy Rupert of Hentzau ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryFunction to create political and moral conflict ⓘ
literaryPeriod late 19th century ⓘ
loyalty to his own claim to the throne ⓘ
medium novel ⓘ
narrativeRole primary antagonist ⓘ
occupation duke ⓘ
opposes the legitimate succession of Rudolf V ⓘ
plot imprisons Rudolf V in the Castle of Zenda ⓘ
kidnaps Rudolf V of Ruritania ⓘ
powerBase personal guard at Zenda ⓘ
supporters in Strelsau ⓘ
relative Rudolf V of Ruritania ⓘ
residence Castle of Zenda ⓘ
Strelsau ⓘ
romanticallyInvolvedWith Antoinette de Mauban ⓘ
settingOfActivity Ruritania ⓘ
sibling Rudolf V of Ruritania ⓘ
siblingType half-brother ⓘ
socialStatus aristocracy ⓘ
themeAssociation legitimacy of monarchy ⓘ
usurpation ⓘ
title Duke of Strelsau ⓘ
trait ambitious ⓘ
cunning ⓘ
ruthless ⓘ
treacherous ⓘ

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Referenced by (32)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Prisoner of Zenda → character → Duke Michael of Strelsau ⓘ
Ruritania → hasRoyalFamilyMember → Michael, Duke of Strelsau ⓘ
linked to: Duke Michael of Strelsau
Rudolf Rassendyll → enemy → Duke Michael of Strelsau ⓘ
Princess Flavia → relative → Michael, Duke of Strelsau ⓘ
linked to: Duke Michael of Strelsau
Colonel Sapt → enemyOf → Duke Michael of Strelsau ⓘ
Duke Michael of Strelsau → title → Duke of Strelsau ⓘ
linked to: Duke Michael of Strelsau
Rupert of Hentzau → hasRivalryWith → Michael, Duke of Strelsau ⓘ
linked to: Duke Michael of Strelsau
Strelsau → associatedWithCharacter → Duke Michael of Strelsau ⓘ
Antoinette de Mauban → romanticallyInvolvedWith → Duke Michael of Strelsau ⓘ
Antoinette de Mauban → associatedWith → Duke Michael of Strelsau ⓘ
Antoinette de Mauban → opposes → Duke Michael of Strelsau ⓘ
Antoinette de Mauban → loyaltyShiftsBetween → Duke Michael of Strelsau ⓘ
Antoinette de Mauban → inConflictWith → Duke Michael of Strelsau ⓘ
King Rudolf V → relative → Duke Michael of Strelsau ⓘ
King Rudolf V → antagonist → Duke Michael of Strelsau ⓘ
King Rudolf V → threatenedBy → Duke Michael of Strelsau ⓘ
Zenda → associatedWithCharacter → Duke Michael of Strelsau ⓘ
Castle of Zenda → associatedWithCharacter → Duke Michael of Strelsau ⓘ
Princess of Ruritania → associatedCharacter → Duke Michael of Strelsau ⓘ
Detchard → serves → Duke Michael ⓘ
linked to: Duke Michael of Strelsau
Detchard → loyalty → Duke Michael ⓘ
linked to: Duke Michael of Strelsau
Detchard → associatedWith → Duke Michael of Strelsau ⓘ
Bersonin → hasAllegianceTo → Duke Michael of Strelsau ⓘ
Bersonin → politicalAllyOf → Duke Michael of Strelsau ⓘ
De Gautet → allyOf → Duke Michael of Strelsau ⓘ
De Gautet → employer → Duke Michael of Strelsau ⓘ
De Gautet → loyalty → Duke Michael of Strelsau ⓘ
Rudolf V of Ruritania → hasAntagonisticRelation → Duke Michael of Strelsau ⓘ
cathedral of Strelsau → associatedWithCharacter → Duke Michael of Strelsau ⓘ
Black Michael → title → Duke of Strelsau ⓘ
linked to: Duke Michael of Strelsau
House of Elphberg → hasMember → Michael, Duke of Strelsau ⓘ
linked to: Duke Michael of Strelsau
House of Elphberg → hasAntagonisticBranchMember → Michael, Duke of Strelsau ⓘ
linked to: Duke Michael of Strelsau