Madame de Mortsauf
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Madame de Mortsauf is a central, tragic noblewoman in Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine, known for her repressed passion, moral rigidity, and unhappy marriage in the novel "Le Lys dans la vallée."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Madame de Mortsauf canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3090600 — 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 de Mortsauf Context triple: [Scènes de la vie de province, hasNotableCharacter, Madame de Mortsauf]
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Madame de Thianges
Madame de Thianges was a French noblewoman of the 17th century, best known as the sister of Louis XIV’s famous mistress Madame de Montespan and a member of the influential House of Rochechouart.
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B.
Madame de Menon
Madame de Menon is a virtuous and protective governess figure in Ann Radcliffe’s Gothic novel "A Sicilian Romance," serving as a moral guide and guardian to the young heroines.
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Mademoiselle de Lancey
Mademoiselle de Lancey is a portrait painting by the 19th-century French artist Carolus-Duran, exemplifying his elegant, realist style and refined depiction of high-society sitters.
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D.
Lucie de l’Aigle
Lucie de l’Aigle was a medieval noblewoman from the Norman house of L’Aigle, known primarily through her familial ties to the Anglo-Norman aristocracy.
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E.
Madame de Sérizy
Madame de Sérizy is an aristocratic Parisian noblewoman in Balzac’s La Comédie humaine, notably portrayed as a powerful, passionate patron entangled in the intrigues surrounding the criminal mastermind Lucien de Rubempré.
- 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 de Mortsauf Target entity description: Madame de Mortsauf is a central, tragic noblewoman in Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine, known for her repressed passion, moral rigidity, and unhappy marriage in the novel "Le Lys dans la vallée."
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A.
Madame de Thianges
Madame de Thianges was a French noblewoman of the 17th century, best known as the sister of Louis XIV’s famous mistress Madame de Montespan and a member of the influential House of Rochechouart.
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B.
Madame de Menon
Madame de Menon is a virtuous and protective governess figure in Ann Radcliffe’s Gothic novel "A Sicilian Romance," serving as a moral guide and guardian to the young heroines.
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C.
Mademoiselle de Lancey
Mademoiselle de Lancey is a portrait painting by the 19th-century French artist Carolus-Duran, exemplifying his elegant, realist style and refined depiction of high-society sitters.
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D.
Lucie de l’Aigle
Lucie de l’Aigle was a medieval noblewoman from the Norman house of L’Aigle, known primarily through her familial ties to the Anglo-Norman aristocracy.
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E.
Madame de Sérizy
Madame de Sérizy is an aristocratic Parisian noblewoman in Balzac’s La Comédie humaine, notably portrayed as a powerful, passionate patron entangled in the intrigues surrounding the criminal mastermind Lucien de Rubempré.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
La Comédie humaine
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Le Lys dans la vallée ⓘ |
| appearsInCycle | Études de mœurs ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
moral rigidity
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piety ⓘ repressed passion ⓘ self‑sacrifice ⓘ sense of duty ⓘ |
| createdBy | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
| deathStatusInFiction | dies in the novel ⓘ |
| emotionalTone | tragic ⓘ |
| familyName | de Mortsauf ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1836 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| internalConflict | struggle between love and religious duty ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Realism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | one of Balzac’s major female figures ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| moralPosition | upholder of Catholic values ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
moral ideal for the narrator
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object of the narrator’s love ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| partOf |
La Comédie humaine character universe
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linked to:
La Comédie humaine
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| publicationContext | French 19th‑century novel ⓘ |
| relatedWork | La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| residesAt | Clochegourde ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
central character
ⓘ
tragic heroine ⓘ |
| setting | Touraine ⓘ |
| socialClass | aristocracy ⓘ |
| spouse | Comte de Mortsauf ⓘ |
| symbolism | lily of the valley ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
conflict between passion and duty
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religious morality ⓘ renunciation ⓘ unhappy marriage ⓘ |
| workAuthor | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Madame de Mortsauf Description of subject: Madame de Mortsauf is a central, tragic noblewoman in Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine, known for her repressed passion, moral rigidity, and unhappy marriage in the novel "Le Lys dans la vallée."
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