King Henry IV of England

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King of England member of the House of Lancaster monarch

King Henry IV of England was the first English monarch of the Lancastrian dynasty, who deposed Richard II and reigned from 1399 to 1413 amid political unrest and rebellion.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Henry IV of England	66
Henry Bolingbroke	14
King Henry IV	12
King Henry IV of England canonical	6
Henry IV	4
Henry Bolingbroke (later Henry IV of England)	1
Henry Bolingbroke, Earl of Derby	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T451080 — 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: King Henry IV of England
Context triple: [Geoffrey Chaucer, employer, King Henry IV of England]

A. Henry V of England
Henry V of England was a 15th-century king of England renowned for his military leadership during the Hundred Years' War, especially his decisive victory at the Battle of Agincourt.
B. King Richard II of England
King Richard II of England was the late 14th-century monarch whose turbulent reign saw growing political unrest and ultimately his deposition by Henry Bolingbroke, later Henry IV.
C. King Henry VI of England
King Henry VI of England was a 15th-century monarch whose troubled reign during the Wars of the Roses and deep piety left a lasting legacy in English education and religion.
D. Edward III of England
Edward III of England was a 14th-century English king whose long reign was marked by military campaigns in the Hundred Years’ War, the strengthening of royal authority, and a flourishing of chivalric culture.
E. Henry VII of England
Henry VII of England was the first Tudor king, who ended the Wars of the Roses, restored royal authority, and laid the foundations for a more centralized English monarchy.
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: King Henry IV of England
Target entity description: King Henry IV of England was the first English monarch of the Lancastrian dynasty, who deposed Richard II and reigned from 1399 to 1413 amid political unrest and rebellion.

A. Henry V of England
Henry V of England was a 15th-century king of England renowned for his military leadership during the Hundred Years' War, especially his decisive victory at the Battle of Agincourt.
B. King Richard II of England
King Richard II of England was the late 14th-century monarch whose turbulent reign saw growing political unrest and ultimately his deposition by Henry Bolingbroke, later Henry IV.
C. King Henry VI of England
King Henry VI of England was a 15th-century monarch whose troubled reign during the Wars of the Roses and deep piety left a lasting legacy in English education and religion.
D. Edward III of England
Edward III of England was a 14th-century English king whose long reign was marked by military campaigns in the Hundred Years’ War, the strengthening of royal authority, and a flourishing of chivalric culture.
E. Henry VII of England
Henry VII of England was the first Tudor king, who ended the Wars of the Roses, restored royal authority, and laid the foundations for a more centralized English monarchy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	King of England ⓘ member of the House of Lancaster ⓘ monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	King Henry IV of England ⓘ surface form: Henry Bolingbroke
associatedWith	Hundred Years' War ⓘ
birthDate	1367-04-15 ⓘ
birthPlace	Bolingbroke Castle ⓘ Lincolnshire ⓘ
burialPlace	Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ
causeOfDeath	illness ⓘ
child	Blanche of England ⓘ Henry V of England ⓘ Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester ⓘ John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford ⓘ Philippa of Lancaster ⓘ surface form: Philippa of England Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence ⓘ
coronationDate	1399-10-13 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate	1413-03-20 ⓘ
deathPlace	London, England ⓘ surface form: London City of Westminster ⓘ surface form: Westminster
dynasty	House of Lancaster ⓘ
father	John of Gaunt ⓘ
givenName	Henry ⓘ
house	House of Plantagenet ⓘ surface form: Plantagenet
languageSpoken	Anglo-Norman ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Norman French Middle English ⓘ
monarchOf	Kingdom of England ⓘ
mother	Blanche of Lancaster ⓘ
nobleFamily	House of Lancaster ⓘ
notableEvent	Battle of Shrewsbury ⓘ Epiphany Rising ⓘ Percy Rebellion ⓘ deposition of Richard II ⓘ
placeOfBurial	Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ
predecessor	King Richard II of England ⓘ surface form: Richard II of England
regnalName	King Henry IV of England self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Henry IV
reignEnd	1413-03-20 ⓘ
reignStart	1399-09-30 ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
ruledDuring	Glyndŵr Rising ⓘ surface form: Welsh revolt of Owain Glyndŵr
spouse	Joan of Navarre ⓘ Mary de Bohun ⓘ
successor	Henry V of England ⓘ
title	Duke of Lancaster ⓘ Earl of Derby ⓘ Earl of Hereford ⓘ Earl of Northampton ⓘ King of England ⓘ Lord of Ireland ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (104)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset → servedUnder → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry IV of England

Prince Hal → father → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Henry IV

Hotspur → loyalTo → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Henry IV

Hotspur → laterOpposes → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Henry IV

Owen Glendower → opponentOf → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

Henriad → focusesOnCharacter → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

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Henriad → historicalFigureDepicted → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry IV of England

Battle of Shrewsbury → opponent → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry IV of England

Battle of Shrewsbury → commander → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry IV of England

Battle of Shrewsbury → monarchInvolved → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry IV of England

Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester → father → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry IV of England

Margaret Holland → relative → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry IV of England

The King → characterRole → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

King Henry V → father → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Henry IV of England

King Henry V → predecessor → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

subject surface form: Henry V of England

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Earl of Northumberland → opposes → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Henry IV

Elizabeth of Lancaster → sibling → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry IV of England

John VI, Duke of Brittany → motherLaterMarried → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry IV of England

John VI, Duke of Brittany → relativeByMarriage → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry IV of England

Prince John of Lancaster → father → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry IV of England

Earl of Worcester → opposes → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

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Earl of Worcester → setDuringReignOf → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry IV of England

Joel Edgerton → portrayed → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

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Eleanor de Bohun → notableRelative → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

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Lollard knights → activeDuringReignOf → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

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Mary de Bohun → spouse → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

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Merciless Parliament → participant → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

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Lords Appellant crisis → hasParticipant → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry Bolingbroke, Earl of Derby

William Shakespeare's play "Richard II" → mainCharacter → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

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William Shakespeare's play "Richard II" → historicalFigurePortrayed → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

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Richard of Bordeaux → successor → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

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Richard of Bordeaux → deposedBy → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

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Bolingbroke Castle → birthPlaceOf → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

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Epiphany Rising → opponent → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Henry IV of England

Percy Rebellion → opposedBy → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

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Percy Rebellion → relatedTo → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry IV of England

Percy Rebellion → notableCommander → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry IV of England

Earl of Hereford → hasTitleHolder → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry Bolingbroke

Earl of Hereford → laterBecame → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

subject surface form: Henry Bolingbroke

this entity surface form: Henry IV of England

Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence → father → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry IV of England

Blanche of England → father → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry IV of England

Blanche of England → father → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry Bolingbroke

Joan of Navarre → spouse → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry IV of England

Battle of Homildon Hill → monarchOfVictoriousSide → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry IV of England

Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York → supportedMonarch → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry IV of England

Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York → imprisonedBy → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry IV of England

Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York → restoredToFavorBy → King Henry IV of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry IV of England

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