Jaques de Boys
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Jaques de Boys is a minor character in William Shakespeare's comedy "As You Like It," known as the younger brother of Oliver and Orlando de Boys.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jaques de Boys canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19981506 — 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: Jaques de Boys Context triple: [Oliver, sibling, Jaques de Boys]
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A.
Guillaume de Berghes
Guillaume de Berghes was a prominent early modern Catholic prelate who served as bishop in the Low Countries, notably holding the episcopal see of Ypres.
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B.
Gaultier de Mesnival
Gaultier de Mesnival is a French surname associated with the family of Charlotte-Marie Jacqueline Gaultier de Mesnival.
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C.
John of Chalon-Arlay
John of Chalon-Arlay was a medieval French nobleman from the House of Chalon who held significant lordships in the Jura region and played a notable role in the politics of Burgundy and neighboring territories.
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D.
Jean d’Oultremont
Jean d’Oultremont is a member of the Belgian noble House of Oultremont, historically associated with the aristocracy of the Low Countries.
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E.
Roger de Breteuil
Roger de Breteuil was a Norman nobleman and 2nd Earl of Hereford who played a leading role in the 1075 Revolt of the Earls against William the Conqueror.
- 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: Jaques de Boys Target entity description: Jaques de Boys is a minor character in William Shakespeare's comedy "As You Like It," known as the younger brother of Oliver and Orlando de Boys.
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A.
Guillaume de Berghes
Guillaume de Berghes was a prominent early modern Catholic prelate who served as bishop in the Low Countries, notably holding the episcopal see of Ypres.
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B.
Gaultier de Mesnival
Gaultier de Mesnival is a French surname associated with the family of Charlotte-Marie Jacqueline Gaultier de Mesnival.
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C.
John of Chalon-Arlay
John of Chalon-Arlay was a medieval French nobleman from the House of Chalon who held significant lordships in the Jura region and played a notable role in the politics of Burgundy and neighboring territories.
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D.
Jean d’Oultremont
Jean d’Oultremont is a member of the Belgian noble House of Oultremont, historically associated with the aristocracy of the Low Countries.
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E.
Roger de Breteuil
Roger de Breteuil was a Norman nobleman and 2nd Earl of Hereford who played a leading role in the 1075 Revolt of the Earls against William the Conqueror.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.