Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan
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Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan is a novella by Honoré de Balzac that portrays the intrigues, romantic manipulations, and social maneuverings of an aging aristocratic woman in Parisian high society.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan canonical | 4 |
| Princesse de Cadignan | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3111064 — 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: Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan Context triple: [Scènes de la vie parisienne, hasPart, Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan]
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A.
The Lady of Lyons
The Lady of Lyons is a popular 1838 romantic melodrama by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, centered on love, pride, and social class in post-Napoleonic France.
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B.
Lady of Montargis
Lady of Montargis is a noble title historically associated with Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke, reflecting her lordship over the French lordship of Montargis.
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C.
Princesse Royale
Princesse Royale is the French honorific style traditionally used for the eldest daughter of a reigning monarch, equivalent to the English title "Princess Royal."
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D.
Le Chevalier de la Charrette
Le Chevalier de la Charrette is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that famously introduces and centers on the exploits and courtly love of Sir Lancelot.
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E.
La Damoiselle élue
La Damoiselle élue is a lyrical cantata for female voices and orchestra by Claude Debussy, inspired by Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s poem “The Blessed Damozel.”
- 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: Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan Target entity description: Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan is a novella by Honoré de Balzac that portrays the intrigues, romantic manipulations, and social maneuverings of an aging aristocratic woman in Parisian high society.
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A.
The Lady of Lyons
The Lady of Lyons is a popular 1838 romantic melodrama by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, centered on love, pride, and social class in post-Napoleonic France.
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B.
Lady of Montargis
Lady of Montargis is a noble title historically associated with Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke, reflecting her lordship over the French lordship of Montargis.
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C.
Princesse Royale
Princesse Royale is the French honorific style traditionally used for the eldest daughter of a reigning monarch, equivalent to the English title "Princess Royal."
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D.
Le Chevalier de la Charrette
Le Chevalier de la Charrette is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that famously introduces and centers on the exploits and courtly love of Sir Lancelot.
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E.
La Damoiselle élue
La Damoiselle élue is a lyrical cantata for female voices and orchestra by Claude Debussy, inspired by Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s poem “The Blessed Damozel.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novella ⓘ |
| author | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| cycle | Scènes de la vie parisienne ⓘ |
| depicts |
Parisian salons
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noble titles and ranks ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
intrigues of Parisian nobility
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romantic manipulations ⓘ social maneuvering in high society ⓘ |
| genre |
novella
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psychological fiction ⓘ realist fiction ⓘ romantic fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Diane de Maufrigneuse
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Princesse de Cadignan ⓘ
linked to:
Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan
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| includedIn | French literature canon ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Realism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Diane de Maufrigneuse
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Princesse de Cadignan ⓘ
linked to:
Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan
|
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | aging aristocratic woman ⓘ |
| series | La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| settingEnvironment | Parisian high society ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| theme |
aging and seduction
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aristocracy ⓘ gender and power ⓘ reputation and scandal ⓘ romantic intrigue ⓘ social manipulation ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan Description of subject: Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan is a novella by Honoré de Balzac that portrays the intrigues, romantic manipulations, and social maneuverings of an aging aristocratic woman in Parisian high society.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan
linked to: Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan
linked to: Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan
linked to: Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan