Sir Rowland de Boys
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Sir Rowland de Boys is a deceased nobleman in Shakespeare’s play "As You Like It," remembered for his honor and generosity and as the father of Orlando and Oliver.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oliver de Boys | 2 |
| Rowland de Boys | 2 |
| Sir Rowland de Boys canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19981508 — 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: Sir Rowland de Boys Context triple: [Oliver, father, Sir Rowland de Boys]
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A.
Gilbert Tailboys, 1st Baron Tailboys of Kyme
Gilbert Tailboys, 1st Baron Tailboys of Kyme, was an early 16th-century English nobleman and courtier who became notable through his marriage into circles close to King Henry VIII.
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B.
Sir Ralph Eure
Sir Ralph Eure was a 16th-century English nobleman and military leader on the Anglo-Scottish border, known for his role in the Rough Wooing and his death in battle against the Scots.
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C.
Edward de Bohun
Edward de Bohun was an early 14th-century English nobleman of the influential de Bohun family, notable as a grandson of King Edward I through his mother, Elizabeth of Rhuddlan.
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D.
Sir Philip Courtenay
Sir Philip Courtenay was a 14th-century English naval commander and nobleman who served the Crown in the Hundred Years’ War and held prominent administrative and military posts.
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E.
John Courtenay
John Courtenay was a British politician and abolitionist-era reformer associated with late 18th-century intellectual and exploratory societies such as the African Association.
- 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: Sir Rowland de Boys Target entity description: Sir Rowland de Boys is a deceased nobleman in Shakespeare’s play "As You Like It," remembered for his honor and generosity and as the father of Orlando and Oliver.
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A.
Gilbert Tailboys, 1st Baron Tailboys of Kyme
Gilbert Tailboys, 1st Baron Tailboys of Kyme, was an early 16th-century English nobleman and courtier who became notable through his marriage into circles close to King Henry VIII.
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B.
Sir Ralph Eure
Sir Ralph Eure was a 16th-century English nobleman and military leader on the Anglo-Scottish border, known for his role in the Rough Wooing and his death in battle against the Scots.
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C.
Edward de Bohun
Edward de Bohun was an early 14th-century English nobleman of the influential de Bohun family, notable as a grandson of King Edward I through his mother, Elizabeth of Rhuddlan.
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D.
Sir Philip Courtenay
Sir Philip Courtenay was a 14th-century English naval commander and nobleman who served the Crown in the Hundred Years’ War and held prominent administrative and military posts.
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E.
John Courtenay
John Courtenay was a British politician and abolitionist-era reformer associated with late 18th-century intellectual and exploratory societies such as the African Association.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sir Rowland de Boys
linked to: Sir Rowland de Boys