Hamnet
E494597
Hamnet was the only son of the playwright William Shakespeare, whose early death is often linked by scholars to the themes of grief and loss in his father's later works.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hamnet canonical | 3 |
| "Hamnet" (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5109813 — 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: Hamnet Context triple: [Hamnet Shakespeare, givenName, Hamnet]
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A.
Hamlet of Hadley
The Hamlet of Hadley is a small rural community in Hadley, New York, situated along the Hudson River in the Adirondack region.
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B.
Children of the Chapel Royal
The Children of the Chapel Royal are a historic choir of boy trebles serving the English monarch, renowned for their role in royal religious services and early English theatre and music.
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C.
The Story of William
"The Story of William" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the character Mr Mulliner, known for its lighthearted wit and comic situations.
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D.
Matilda
Matilda was the regnal name of Edith of Scotland, who became Queen consort of England as the wife of King Henry I.
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E.
Matilda
Matilda is a feminine given name of Germanic origin, commonly associated with strength and battle might and borne by various notable historical and contemporary figures.
- 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: Hamnet Target entity description: Hamnet was the only son of the playwright William Shakespeare, whose early death is often linked by scholars to the themes of grief and loss in his father's later works.
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A.
Hamlet of Hadley
The Hamlet of Hadley is a small rural community in Hadley, New York, situated along the Hudson River in the Adirondack region.
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B.
Children of the Chapel Royal
The Children of the Chapel Royal are a historic choir of boy trebles serving the English monarch, renowned for their role in royal religious services and early English theatre and music.
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C.
The Story of William
"The Story of William" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the character Mr Mulliner, known for its lighthearted wit and comic situations.
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D.
Matilda
Matilda was the regnal name of Edith of Scotland, who became Queen consort of England as the wife of King Henry I.
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E.
Matilda
Matilda is a feminine given name of Germanic origin, commonly associated with strength and battle might and borne by various notable historical and contemporary figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical figure
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 11 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Stratford-upon-Avon
ⓘ
linked to:
Stratford-on-Avon
|
| birthRecordType | baptismal record ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Stratford-upon-Avon
ⓘ
linked to:
Stratford-on-Avon
|
| causeOfDeath | unknown ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth |
1585
ⓘ
1585-01-?? ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath |
1596
ⓘ
1596-08-11 ⓘ |
| deathRecordType | burial record ⓘ |
| documentationType | parish records ⓘ |
| era |
Elizabethan era
ⓘ
linked to:
English Renaissance
|
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName |
Shakespeare
ⓘ
linked to:
William Shakespeare
|
| father | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| givenName | Hamnet ⓘ |
| hasBibliographyEntryIn |
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
ⓘ
linked to:
Dictionary of National Biography
scholarly works on Shakespearean biography ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
themes of grief in William Shakespeare's later works
ⓘ
themes of loss in William Shakespeare's later works ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | poorly documented individual ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
"Hamnet" (novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
Hamnet
speculative readings of "Hamlet" ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mother | Anne Hathaway ⓘ |
| nameSimilarityWith | Hamlet ⓘ |
| notableFamily |
Shakespeare family
ⓘ
linked to:
Shakespeare’s family
|
| notableFor |
being the only son of William Shakespeare
ⓘ
early death in childhood ⓘ |
| notableRelative |
Anne Hathaway
ⓘ
Judith Shakespeare ⓘ Susanna Shakespeare ⓘ William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| partOf | family life of William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Stratford-upon-Avon
ⓘ
linked to:
Stratford-on-Avon
|
| positionInFamily | only son of William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Stratford-upon-Avon
ⓘ
linked to:
Stratford-on-Avon
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Judith Shakespeare
ⓘ
Susanna Shakespeare ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biographical discussions of William Shakespeare
ⓘ
novel "Hamnet" by Maggie O'Farrell ⓘ scholarly studies on Shakespeare's family ⓘ |
| twin | Judith Shakespeare ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hamnet Description of subject: Hamnet was the only son of the playwright William Shakespeare, whose early death is often linked by scholars to the themes of grief and loss in his father's later works.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.