Madame Deschapelles
E939731
Madame Deschapelles is a prominent character in Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s romantic drama "The Lady of Lyons," known as the ambitious and socially pretentious mother of the heroine Pauline.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Madame Deschapelles canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11699314 — 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: Madame Deschapelles Context triple: [The Lady of Lyons, notableCharacter, Madame Deschapelles]
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A.
Madame Hedouin
Madame Hédouin is a business-savvy, independent shop owner in Émile Zola’s novel "Pot-Bouille," representing the emerging class of self-reliant bourgeois women in 19th-century Paris.
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B.
Marie Félicité de Saint-Maxent
Marie Félicité de Saint-Maxent was a Creole noblewoman of colonial Louisiana best known as the wife of Spanish governor and American Revolutionary War ally Bernardo de Gálvez.
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C.
Madame Campardon
Madame Campardon is a bourgeois Parisian woman in Émile Zola’s novel "Pot-Bouille," emblematic of the era’s domestic hypocrisies and social pretenses.
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D.
Madame Valmondé
Madame Valmondé is a wealthy, compassionate Louisiana plantation mistress and adoptive mother figure in Kate Chopin’s short story "Désirée’s Baby."
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E.
Madame Henriette
Madame Henriette was a French princess, daughter of King Louis XV, known for her intelligence, musical talent, and influence at the 18th-century French court.
- 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: Madame Deschapelles Target entity description: Madame Deschapelles is a prominent character in Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s romantic drama "The Lady of Lyons," known as the ambitious and socially pretentious mother of the heroine Pauline.
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A.
Madame Hedouin
Madame Hédouin is a business-savvy, independent shop owner in Émile Zola’s novel "Pot-Bouille," representing the emerging class of self-reliant bourgeois women in 19th-century Paris.
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B.
Marie Félicité de Saint-Maxent
Marie Félicité de Saint-Maxent was a Creole noblewoman of colonial Louisiana best known as the wife of Spanish governor and American Revolutionary War ally Bernardo de Gálvez.
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C.
Madame Campardon
Madame Campardon is a bourgeois Parisian woman in Émile Zola’s novel "Pot-Bouille," emblematic of the era’s domestic hypocrisies and social pretenses.
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D.
Madame Valmondé
Madame Valmondé is a wealthy, compassionate Louisiana plantation mistress and adoptive mother figure in Kate Chopin’s short story "Désirée’s Baby."
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E.
Madame Henriette
Madame Henriette was a French princess, daughter of King Louis XV, known for her intelligence, musical talent, and influence at the 18th-century French court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
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fictional character ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Lady of Lyons ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | stage play ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
marriage and status
ⓘ
social climbing ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
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manipulative ⓘ materialistic ⓘ socially pretentious ⓘ status-conscious ⓘ |
| createdBy | Edward Bulwer-Lytton ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation | Lyons ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Lady of Lyons (1838)
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linked to:
The Lady of Lyons
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| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasDaughter | Pauline Deschapelles ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Deschapelles ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | unknown ⓘ |
| hasRoleInWork | supporting character in The Lady of Lyons ⓘ |
| hasSocialClass | bourgeoisie ⓘ |
| influencesPlot | arranges Pauline’s marriage for status rather than love ⓘ |
| isMotherOf | Pauline Deschapelles ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | French ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | comic figure of social pretension ⓘ |
| relatedWorkAuthor | Edward Bulwer-Lytton ⓘ |
| seeks |
social advancement
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wealthy marriage for her daughter ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Madame Deschapelles Description of subject: Madame Deschapelles is a prominent character in Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s romantic drama "The Lady of Lyons," known as the ambitious and socially pretentious mother of the heroine Pauline.
Referenced by (1)
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