Earl of Worcester
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The Earl of Worcester is a key nobleman and conspirator in Shakespeare’s history play "Henry IV, Part 1," instrumental in organizing the rebellion against King Henry IV.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Earl of Worcester canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2642907 — 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: Earl of Worcester Context triple: [Henry IV, Part 1, mainCharacter, Earl of Worcester]
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A.
Earl of Orford
The Earl of Orford is a British peerage title historically associated with Sir Robert Walpole, often regarded as the first de facto Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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B.
Earl of Huntingdon
The Earl of Huntingdon was a prominent medieval English noble title often associated with members of the Scottish royal family, notably serving as a key link between Scottish kings and the English nobility.
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C.
Earl of Shrewsbury
The Earl of Shrewsbury is a historic English noble title associated with powerful medieval magnates and later one of the premier earldoms in the English peerage.
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D.
Earl of Ellesmere
The Earl of Ellesmere is a British peerage title historically associated with the Egerton family, notable landowners and patrons of the arts in 19th-century England.
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E.
Earl of Sussex
The Earl of Sussex is a historic English peerage title traditionally associated with high-ranking nobility and significant influence in medieval and early modern England.
- 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: Earl of Worcester Target entity description: The Earl of Worcester is a key nobleman and conspirator in Shakespeare’s history play "Henry IV, Part 1," instrumental in organizing the rebellion against King Henry IV.
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A.
Earl of Orford
The Earl of Orford is a British peerage title historically associated with Sir Robert Walpole, often regarded as the first de facto Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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B.
Earl of Huntingdon
The Earl of Huntingdon was a prominent medieval English noble title often associated with members of the Scottish royal family, notably serving as a key link between Scottish kings and the English nobility.
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C.
Earl of Shrewsbury
The Earl of Shrewsbury is a historic English noble title associated with powerful medieval magnates and later one of the premier earldoms in the English peerage.
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D.
Earl of Ellesmere
The Earl of Ellesmere is a British peerage title historically associated with the Egerton family, notable landowners and patrons of the arts in 19th-century England.
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E.
Earl of Sussex
The Earl of Sussex is a historic English peerage title traditionally associated with high-ranking nobility and significant influence in medieval and early modern England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a play
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| allegiance | Percy family ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act 1 of Henry IV, Part 1
ⓘ
linked to:
Henry IV, Part 1
Act 2 of Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ
linked to:
Henry IV, Part 1
Act 3 of Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ
linked to:
Henry IV, Part 1
Act 4 of Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ
linked to:
Henry IV, Part 1
Act 5 of Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ
linked to:
Henry IV, Part 1
|
| associatedTheme |
civil war in England
ⓘ
loyalty and betrayal ⓘ political ambition ⓘ rebellion ⓘ |
| conspiresWith |
Archbishop of York
ⓘ
Earl of Northumberland ⓘ Hotspur ⓘ
linked to:
Henry Percy
|
| countryOfOriginOfWork | England ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
foil to King Henry IV
ⓘ
instigator of rebellion ⓘ political strategist ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| genre | history play character ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Earl ⓘ |
| historicalBasis | Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonist to the king’s cause
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supporting character ⓘ |
| opposes |
King Henry IV
ⓘ
linked to:
King Henry IV of England
|
| partOfSeries |
Shakespeare’s second tetralogy
ⓘ
linked to:
Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays
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| relatedWork |
Henry IV, Part 2
ⓘ
Henry V ⓘ
linked to:
Henry V of England
Richard II ⓘ
linked to:
King Richard II of England
|
| relativeOf |
Hotspur
ⓘ
linked to:
Henry Percy
|
| roleInPlot |
key conspirator against King Henry IV
ⓘ
organizer of the rebellion against King Henry IV ⓘ |
| setDuringReignOf |
Henry IV of England
ⓘ
linked to:
King Henry IV of England
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| setIn | medieval England ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Earl of Worcester Description of subject: The Earl of Worcester is a key nobleman and conspirator in Shakespeare’s history play "Henry IV, Part 1," instrumental in organizing the rebellion against King Henry IV.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.