Comte de Mortsauf
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Comte de Mortsauf is a central aristocratic figure in Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Le Lys dans la vallée," known for his fragile health, tyrannical temperament, and tragic impact on his family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Comte de Mortsauf canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2901698 — 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: Comte de Mortsauf Context triple: [Le Lys dans la vallée, majorCharacter, Comte de Mortsauf]
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A.
Comte de la Fère
Comte de la Fère is the noble title and true identity of Athos, one of the central musketeer characters in Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel "The Three Musketeers."
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B.
Gabriel de Rochechouart, Duke of Mortemart
Gabriel de Rochechouart, Duke of Mortemart, was a 17th-century French nobleman and courtier best known as the head of the influential Mortemart family and the father of royal mistress Madame de Montespan.
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C.
Marquis de Segonzac
Marquis de Segonzac was a French explorer and mountaineer known for leading the first recorded ascent of North Africa’s highest peak, Toubkal, in the early 20th century.
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D.
Baron Franz von Teuffenbach
Baron Franz von Teuffenbach is a fictional aristocratic character known from film, depicted as a titled nobleman involved in high-society and political intrigue.
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E.
Baron Olivier
Baron Olivier was the life peerage granted to the renowned English actor and director Laurence Olivier, recognizing his distinguished contributions to theatre and film.
- 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: Comte de Mortsauf Target entity description: Comte de Mortsauf is a central aristocratic figure in Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Le Lys dans la vallée," known for his fragile health, tyrannical temperament, and tragic impact on his family.
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A.
Comte de la Fère
Comte de la Fère is the noble title and true identity of Athos, one of the central musketeer characters in Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel "The Three Musketeers."
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B.
Gabriel de Rochechouart, Duke of Mortemart
Gabriel de Rochechouart, Duke of Mortemart, was a 17th-century French nobleman and courtier best known as the head of the influential Mortemart family and the father of royal mistress Madame de Montespan.
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C.
Marquis de Segonzac
Marquis de Segonzac was a French explorer and mountaineer known for leading the first recorded ascent of North Africa’s highest peak, Toubkal, in the early 20th century.
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D.
Baron Franz von Teuffenbach
Baron Franz von Teuffenbach is a fictional aristocratic character known from film, depicted as a titled nobleman involved in high-society and political intrigue.
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E.
Baron Olivier
Baron Olivier was the life peerage granted to the renowned English actor and director Laurence Olivier, recognizing his distinguished contributions to theatre and film.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocrat
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fictional character ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| alignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Le Lys dans la vallée ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
aristocratic decay
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domestic tyranny ⓘ marital oppression ⓘ |
| authorNationality | French ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| createdInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| creator | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
| deathType | tragic ⓘ |
| familyName | de Mortsauf ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| firstPublicationWork | Le Lys dans la vallée ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Jacques de Mortsauf
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Madeleine de Mortsauf ⓘ |
| healthStatus | fragile health ⓘ |
| impactOnFamily |
causes suffering to his children
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causes suffering to his wife ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Realism ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | antagonist to family harmony ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central character in Le Lys dans la vallée ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Comte ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
authoritarian
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jealous ⓘ tyrannical ⓘ |
| relatedWork | La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| residence | Clochegourde ⓘ |
| residenceRegion | Touraine ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
husband of the heroine Henriette de Mortsauf
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source of conflict for Félix de Vandenesse ⓘ |
| socialClass | French nobility ⓘ |
| spouse | Henriette de Mortsauf ⓘ |
| symbolicMeaning |
embodiment of ruined aristocracy
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symbol of oppressive patriarchal authority ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Restoration France ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Comte de Mortsauf Description of subject: Comte de Mortsauf is a central aristocratic figure in Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Le Lys dans la vallée," known for his fragile health, tyrannical temperament, and tragic impact on his family.
Referenced by (9)
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