Prince Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh
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Prince Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh is the scheming, self-important medieval royal portrayed by Rowan Atkinson in the first series of the British sitcom "Blackadder."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prince Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh canonical | 4 |
| Duke of Edinburgh | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8154183 — 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 Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh Context triple: [Edmund Blackadder, hasSeriesVersion, Prince Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh]
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A.
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, is the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, known for his royal duties, charitable work, and involvement in the arts and media.
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B.
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, was a 19th-century British royal prince and naval officer who became Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and was the second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
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C.
Duke of Edinburgh
The Duke of Edinburgh is a British royal title traditionally granted to senior male members of the royal family, most famously held by Prince Philip, consort of Queen Elizabeth II.
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D.
Prince Edward of Westminster
Prince Edward of Westminster was the only son of King Henry VI of England and Margaret of Anjou, a Lancastrian prince and heir to the throne who was killed at the Battle of Tewkesbury during the Wars of the Roses.
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E.
Charles James, Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay
Charles James, Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay, was the short-lived eldest son of the future King Charles I of England and Scotland, who died in infancy in 1629.
- 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 Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh Target entity description: Prince Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh is the scheming, self-important medieval royal portrayed by Rowan Atkinson in the first series of the British sitcom "Blackadder."
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A.
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, is the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, known for his royal duties, charitable work, and involvement in the arts and media.
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B.
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, was a 19th-century British royal prince and naval officer who became Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and was the second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
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C.
Duke of Edinburgh
The Duke of Edinburgh is a British royal title traditionally granted to senior male members of the royal family, most famously held by Prince Philip, consort of Queen Elizabeth II.
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D.
Prince Edward of Westminster
Prince Edward of Westminster was the only son of King Henry VI of England and Margaret of Anjou, a Lancastrian prince and heir to the throne who was killed at the Battle of Tewkesbury during the Wars of the Roses.
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E.
Charles James, Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay
Charles James, Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay, was the short-lived eldest son of the future King Charles I of England and Scotland, who died in infancy in 1629.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Blackadder series 1
ⓘ
linked to:
Blackadder
The Black Adder ⓘ
linked to:
Blackadder
|
| basedOn | parody of medieval English royalty ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
cowardly ⓘ duplicitous ⓘ scheming ⓘ self-important ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| createdFor | BBC television ⓘ |
| creator |
Ben Elton
ⓘ
Richard Curtis ⓘ Rowan Atkinson ⓘ |
| deathCause | execution by firing squad (comic depiction) ⓘ |
| familyName |
Plantagenet
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Plantagenet
|
| fictionalStatus | alternative history version of a medieval English prince ⓘ |
| finalAppearance |
The Black Adder, Episode 6: The Black Seal
ⓘ
linked to:
Blackadder
|
| firstAppearance |
The Black Adder, Episode 1: The Foretelling
ⓘ
linked to:
Blackadder
|
| fullName | Prince Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| genre | sitcom character ⓘ |
| givenName | Edmund ⓘ |
| hasAssociate | Lord Percy Percy ⓘ |
| hasServant | Baldrick ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeUniverse | Blackadder ⓘ |
| occupation | nobleman ⓘ |
| partOf |
Blackadder franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
Blackadder
|
| portrayedBy | Rowan Atkinson ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Heir presumptive to the throne of England ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| relative |
King Richard IV
ⓘ
McAngus ⓘ
linked to:
MacAngus
Prince Harry ⓘ
linked to:
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
Queen Gertrude of Flanders ⓘ
linked to:
Gertrude of Flanders
|
| screenTimeEra | 1980s British television ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 15th century (alternative history) ⓘ |
| title |
Duke of Edinburgh
ⓘ
linked to:
Prince Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince of England ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prince Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh Description of subject: Prince Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh is the scheming, self-important medieval royal portrayed by Rowan Atkinson in the first series of the British sitcom "Blackadder."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Prince Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh