Lady Trentham
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Lady Trentham is an aristocratic Englishwoman from the film "Gosford Park," known for her sharp tongue, social snobbery, and financial dependence on her wealthy daughter Sylvia McCordle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lady Trentham canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11356836 — 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: Lady Trentham Context triple: [Sylvia McCordle, hasMother, Lady Trentham]
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A.
Lady Carbury
Lady Carbury is an ambitious, socially climbing Victorian widow and writer in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Way We Live Now," known for her manipulative efforts to secure wealth and status for herself and her children.
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B.
Lady Denham
Lady Denham is a wealthy, sharp-tongued, and socially influential widow in Jane Austen’s unfinished novel "Sanditon," known for her mercenary attitudes and domineering presence in the seaside resort community.
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C.
Lady Holme
Lady Holme is a small island in Windermere, England, known for its picturesque setting and the ruins of a historic chapel dedicated to Our Lady.
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D.
Elizabeth Wyndham
Elizabeth Wyndham was an 18th-century British aristocrat best known as the wife of Prime Minister George Grenville and a member of the influential Wyndham political family.
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E.
Elizabeth Vale
Elizabeth Vale is a residential suburb in the northern metropolitan area of Adelaide, South Australia.
- 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: Lady Trentham Target entity description: Lady Trentham is an aristocratic Englishwoman from the film "Gosford Park," known for her sharp tongue, social snobbery, and financial dependence on her wealthy daughter Sylvia McCordle.
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A.
Lady Carbury
Lady Carbury is an ambitious, socially climbing Victorian widow and writer in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Way We Live Now," known for her manipulative efforts to secure wealth and status for herself and her children.
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B.
Lady Denham
Lady Denham is a wealthy, sharp-tongued, and socially influential widow in Jane Austen’s unfinished novel "Sanditon," known for her mercenary attitudes and domineering presence in the seaside resort community.
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C.
Lady Holme
Lady Holme is a small island in Windermere, England, known for its picturesque setting and the ruins of a historic chapel dedicated to Our Lady.
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D.
Elizabeth Wyndham
Elizabeth Wyndham was an 18th-century British aristocrat best known as the wife of Prime Minister George Grenville and a member of the influential Wyndham political family.
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E.
Elizabeth Vale
Elizabeth Vale is a residential suburb in the northern metropolitan area of Adelaide, South Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocrat
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| accent | upper-class English accent ⓘ |
| ageGroupInFiction | elderly woman ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Gosford Park ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
British aristocracy
ⓘ
class distinction ⓘ economic dependence ⓘ |
| characteristic |
financially dependent on her daughter
ⓘ
sharp tongue ⓘ social snobbery ⓘ |
| costumeStyle | elegant aristocratic fashion ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Robert Altman ⓘ |
| dependsOn | Sylvia McCordle for financial support ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Gosford Park universe ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext |
murder mystery
ⓘ
period drama ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | film Gosford Park (2001) ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Sylvia McCordle ⓘ |
| householdStatus | guest at Gosford Park ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | English ⓘ |
| motherOf | Sylvia McCordle ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
comic relief
ⓘ
social critic ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | supporting character ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | British ⓘ |
| notableQuoteStyle | cutting remarks ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
critical of others
ⓘ
haughty ⓘ sarcastic ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Maggie Smith ⓘ |
| receivesIncomeFrom | allowance from Sylvia McCordle ⓘ |
| relationshipToHost | guest of William McCordle household ⓘ |
| residenceInFiction | various country houses ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Julian Fellowes ⓘ |
| setting | England ⓘ |
| socialAttitude |
contemptuous of nouveau riche
ⓘ
disdainful toward servants ⓘ |
| socialClass | upper class ⓘ |
| socialRole | dowager aristocrat ⓘ |
| storyTime | early 1930s ⓘ |
| title | Lady ⓘ |
| workOfFiction | Gosford Park ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lady Trentham Description of subject: Lady Trentham is an aristocratic Englishwoman from the film "Gosford Park," known for her sharp tongue, social snobbery, and financial dependence on her wealthy daughter Sylvia McCordle.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Sylvia McCordle in Gosford Park