Count Egmont

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Count Egmont is the noble Flemish hero of Goethe’s tragic play "Egmont," celebrated for his resistance to Spanish oppression in the Netherlands.

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Count Egmont canonical 3

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dramatic character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
antagonistGroup Spanish authorities ⓘ
appearsIn Egmont ⓘ
associatedWithMusicBy Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
associatedWithTheme freedom ⓘ
martyrdom ⓘ
national liberation ⓘ
political resistance ⓘ
basedOn Lamoral, Count of Egmont ⓘ
creator Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ⓘ
fateInWork executed ⓘ
fictionalLocation Netherlands ⓘ
firstAppearance play Egmont ⓘ
goalsInWork defend liberties of the Netherlands ⓘ
governingPowerOpposed Spanish Empire ⓘ
hasOccupationInFiction military commander ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
hasRelationshipWith William of Orange ⓘ
hasTrait courageous ⓘ
honorable ⓘ
idealistic ⓘ
inspiredByHistoricalEvent Eighty Years' War ⓘ
languageOfWork German ⓘ
literaryMovementOfWork Sturm und Drang ⓘ
literaryStatus tragic hero ⓘ
mediumOfWork stage play ⓘ
moralAlignmentInWork good ⓘ
nameInOriginalLanguage Egmont ⓘ
nationalityInFiction Flemish ⓘ
notableAdaptation Egmont (Beethoven incidental music) ⓘ
linked to: Egmont, Op. 84
opposes Spanish oppression ⓘ
portrayedAs charismatic leader ⓘ
heroic ⓘ
noble ⓘ
patriotic ⓘ
relationshipTypeWith William of Orange ally in resistance to Spain ⓘ
roleInWork protagonist ⓘ
symbolizes hope for national independence ⓘ
struggle against tyranny ⓘ
timePeriodInFiction 16th century ⓘ
workGenre tragedy ⓘ
workSetting Brussels ⓘ
linked to: Brussels, Belgium

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

Egmont → protagonist → Count Egmont ⓘ
Egmont → character → Count Egmont ⓘ
Egmont, Op. 84 → subjectMatter → Count Egmont ⓘ