Lord Marchmain
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Lord Marchmain is the aristocratic patriarch of the Flyte family in the 1981 television adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s "Brideshead Revisited," whose exile, return, and complex relationship with faith shape much of the story’s emotional and religious drama.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord Marchmain canonical | 10 |
| Lord Marchmain (in recollection) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3321773 — 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: Lord Marchmain Context triple: [Brideshead Revisited (TV, 1981), mainCharacter, Lord Marchmain]
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A.
Baron Inchiquin
Baron Inchiquin is an Irish peerage title historically associated with the O'Brien family, a prominent Gaelic dynasty linked to the ancient kings of Thomond.
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B.
Pierre Beauchamp
Pierre Beauchamp was a 17th-century French choreographer and dancing master credited with codifying the five basic positions of the feet in classical ballet.
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C.
Baron Nairne
Baron Nairne is a Scottish peerage title historically associated with the Nairne family and later held as a subsidiary title by the Marquess of Lansdowne.
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D.
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.
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E.
Raoul d’Harcourt
Raoul d’Harcourt was a French nobleman and ecclesiastic of the influential Harcourt family, known for his role in founding the medieval Collège d’Harcourt in 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: Lord Marchmain Target entity description: Lord Marchmain is the aristocratic patriarch of the Flyte family in the 1981 television adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s "Brideshead Revisited," whose exile, return, and complex relationship with faith shape much of the story’s emotional and religious drama.
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A.
Baron Inchiquin
Baron Inchiquin is an Irish peerage title historically associated with the O'Brien family, a prominent Gaelic dynasty linked to the ancient kings of Thomond.
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B.
Pierre Beauchamp
Pierre Beauchamp was a 17th-century French choreographer and dancing master credited with codifying the five basic positions of the feet in classical ballet.
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C.
Baron Nairne
Baron Nairne is a Scottish peerage title historically associated with the Nairne family and later held as a subsidiary title by the Marquess of Lansdowne.
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D.
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.
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E.
Raoul d’Harcourt
Raoul d’Harcourt was a French nobleman and ecclesiastic of the influential Harcourt family, known for his role in founding the medieval Collège d’Harcourt in Paris.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| adaptation |
Brideshead Revisited (1981 Granada Television series)
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linked to:
Brideshead Revisited (TV, 1981)
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| appearsIn |
Brideshead Revisited (1981 television serial)
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linked to:
Brideshead Revisited (TV, 1981)
Brideshead Revisited (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
Brideshead Revisited
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| associatedWithTheme |
decline of the English aristocracy
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family conflict ⓘ grace ⓘ sin and redemption ⓘ |
| basedOn | Alexander Flyte, Marquess of Marchmain ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation | Catholic faith and grace ⓘ |
| characterType | flawed patriarch ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | Lady Marchmain over religion and family control ⓘ |
| createdBy | Evelyn Waugh ⓘ |
| deathSceneLocation | Brideshead Castle ⓘ |
| familyName | Flyte ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Brideshead Revisited (1945 novel)
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linked to:
Brideshead Revisited
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| genre |
period drama
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religious drama ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Brideshead (Lord Brideshead / Bridey Flyte)
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Cordelia Flyte ⓘ Julia Flyte ⓘ Sebastian Flyte ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Charles Ryder ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Lady Marchmain ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Marquess of Marchmain ⓘ |
| healthStatusInStory | terminally ill on his return to Brideshead ⓘ |
| influencesCharacterArcOf |
Charles Ryder
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Julia Flyte ⓘ Sebastian Flyte ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| memberOfFamily | Flyte family ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | embodies conflict between faith and worldly life ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| performsAction | receives the last rites of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| plotEvent |
lives in self-imposed exile in Italy
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returns from exile to Brideshead when gravely ill ⓘ undergoes a deathbed religious crisis ⓘ |
| portrayedIn1981AdaptationBy | Laurence Olivier ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residesAt | Brideshead Castle ⓘ |
| roleInWork | patriarch of the Flyte family ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | interwar and World War II era England ⓘ |
| socialClass | aristocracy ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
end of an old Catholic aristocratic world
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possibility of final repentance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Marchmain Description of subject: Lord Marchmain is the aristocratic patriarch of the Flyte family in the 1981 television adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s "Brideshead Revisited," whose exile, return, and complex relationship with faith shape much of the story’s emotional and religious drama.
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linked to: Lord Marchmain