Prince Henry’s Men
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Prince Henry’s Men was a prominent early 17th-century English playing company patronized by Prince Henry and notable for employing leading actor Sir Edward Alleyn.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prince Henry’s Men canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7264883 — 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: Prince Henry’s Men Context triple: [Sir Edward Alleyn, associatedWith, Prince Henry’s Men]
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A.
The King’s Men
The King’s Men was the acting company in early 17th-century England that included William Shakespeare as a leading member and performed many of his plays.
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B.
The Fall of Princes
The Fall of Princes is a lengthy 15th-century Middle English poem by John Lydgate that recounts the tragic downfalls of historical and legendary figures as moral exempla on the instability of fortune.
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C.
Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal
Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal are the professional adult male singers who serve as members of the historic royal choir in the English monarchy.
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D.
The Story of the Kalendar Prince
"The Story of the Kalendar Prince" is the second, richly orchestrated movement of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade, depicting the adventures of a wandering prince through vivid musical storytelling.
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E.
King's Ransom
"King's Ransom" is a 2005 crime-comedy film about a wealthy businessman who plots his own kidnapping, directed by Doug McHenry.
- 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: Prince Henry’s Men Target entity description: Prince Henry’s Men was a prominent early 17th-century English playing company patronized by Prince Henry and notable for employing leading actor Sir Edward Alleyn.
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A.
The King’s Men
The King’s Men was the acting company in early 17th-century England that included William Shakespeare as a leading member and performed many of his plays.
-
B.
The Fall of Princes
The Fall of Princes is a lengthy 15th-century Middle English poem by John Lydgate that recounts the tragic downfalls of historical and legendary figures as moral exempla on the instability of fortune.
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C.
Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal
Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal are the professional adult male singers who serve as members of the historic royal choir in the English monarchy.
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D.
The Story of the Kalendar Prince
"The Story of the Kalendar Prince" is the second, richly orchestrated movement of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade, depicting the adventures of a wandering prince through vivid musical storytelling.
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E.
King's Ransom
"King's Ransom" is a 2005 crime-comedy film about a wealthy businessman who plots his own kidnapping, directed by Doug McHenry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English playing company
ⓘ
Jacobean theatre company ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | English court culture ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | London stage ⓘ |
| employed |
Sir Edward Alleyn
ⓘ
linked to:
Edward Alleyn
|
| field | stage acting ⓘ |
| genre | professional theatre ⓘ |
| hasArtisticDiscipline |
drama
ⓘ
playacting ⓘ |
| hasAudienceType |
court audiences
ⓘ
public playgoers ⓘ |
| hasNotableActor |
Sir Edward Alleyn
ⓘ
linked to:
Edward Alleyn
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| hasPatronageType | royal patronage ⓘ |
| hasRoyalConnection | House of Stuart ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Jacobean era
ⓘ
linked to:
Stuart period
|
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Prince Henry, Prince of Wales ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Sir Edward Alleyn
ⓘ
linked to:
Edward Alleyn
|
| operatedInCity |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| partOf | English Renaissance theatre ⓘ |
| patron | Prince Henry, Prince of Wales ⓘ |
| status | defunct theatre company ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | commercial acting company ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prince Henry’s Men Description of subject: Prince Henry’s Men was a prominent early 17th-century English playing company patronized by Prince Henry and notable for employing leading actor Sir Edward Alleyn.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Sir Edward Alleyn (founder, associated)