Mademoiselle De Lafontaine
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Mademoiselle De Lafontaine is a minor character in Sheridan Le Fanu’s Gothic novella "Carmilla," serving as a governess and companion within the story’s central household.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mademoiselle De Lafontaine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11203542 — 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: Mademoiselle De Lafontaine Context triple: [Carmilla, hasCharacter, Mademoiselle De Lafontaine]
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A.
Madame Pernelle
Madame Pernelle is a domineering, moralizing matriarch in Molière’s comedy "Tartuffe," known for her blind admiration of the hypocrite Tartuffe and harsh criticism of her own family.
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B.
Mademoiselle de Tours
Mademoiselle de Tours, born Louise-Marie Anne de Bourbon, was an illegitimate daughter of King Louis XIV of France and his mistress Madame de Montespan, known at the French court for her brief but notable presence before her early death in childhood.
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C.
Mademoiselle du Maine
Mademoiselle du Maine was a French noblewoman of the Bourbon family, bearing a courtesy title associated with the du Maine branch of the royal house.
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D.
Mademoiselle Lanoire
Mademoiselle Lanoire is an alias used by Cosette, the central female character in Victor Hugo’s novel "Les Misérables."
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E.
Mademoiselle de Chartres
Mademoiselle de Chartres was the courtesy title of Philippine Élisabeth d'Orléans, a French princess of the blood from the House of Orléans in the early 18th century.
- 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: Mademoiselle De Lafontaine Target entity description: Mademoiselle De Lafontaine is a minor character in Sheridan Le Fanu’s Gothic novella "Carmilla," serving as a governess and companion within the story’s central household.
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A.
Madame Pernelle
Madame Pernelle is a domineering, moralizing matriarch in Molière’s comedy "Tartuffe," known for her blind admiration of the hypocrite Tartuffe and harsh criticism of her own family.
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B.
Mademoiselle de Tours
Mademoiselle de Tours, born Louise-Marie Anne de Bourbon, was an illegitimate daughter of King Louis XIV of France and his mistress Madame de Montespan, known at the French court for her brief but notable presence before her early death in childhood.
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C.
Mademoiselle du Maine
Mademoiselle du Maine was a French noblewoman of the Bourbon family, bearing a courtesy title associated with the du Maine branch of the royal house.
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D.
Mademoiselle Lanoire
Mademoiselle Lanoire is an alias used by Cosette, the central female character in Victor Hugo’s novel "Les Misérables."
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E.
Mademoiselle de Chartres
Mademoiselle de Chartres was the courtesy title of Philippine Élisabeth d'Orléans, a French princess of the blood from the House of Orléans in the early 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Carmilla ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
Gothic fiction
ⓘ
linked to:
Gothic literature
vampire fiction ⓘ |
| appearsInPublicationYear | 1872 ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkType | novella ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Carmilla
ⓘ
Laura ⓘ |
| associatedWithSetting | Styria ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
Austria (fictionalized Styria)
ⓘ
linked to:
Styria
|
| createdBy | Sheridan Le Fanu ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeRole | member of Laura’s household ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | character in a frame narrative ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mediumOfAppearance | prose fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | minor character ⓘ |
| nationalityInText | French (implied by name) ⓘ |
| occupation | governess ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse |
Carmilla universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Carmilla
|
| roleInHousehold | companion ⓘ |
| usedInGenreConvention | Gothic domestic setting ⓘ |
| workOriginallyPublishedIn | The Dark Blue (magazine) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mademoiselle De Lafontaine Description of subject: Mademoiselle De Lafontaine is a minor character in Sheridan Le Fanu’s Gothic novella "Carmilla," serving as a governess and companion within the story’s central household.
Referenced by (1)
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