It was a new company in 1594, made up of men from other companies, especially Lord Strange's. Shakespeare had possibly been with Pembroke's before he hooked up with the group that became the Lord Chamberlain's men. They got their names from their patrons; the moment they got the patronage of the Lord Chamberlain they got their new name.
When the company was formed in 1594 it was under the patronage of the Lord Chamberlain, Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, and so it was called the Lord Chamberlain's Men. In 1603, King James I became the patron and the company became known as The King's Men.
The company had been known as Lord Chamberlain's Men for its patron Henry Carey, Lord Hunsdon, who was the Lord Chamberlain. When he died in 1596, it was briefly Lord Hunsdon's Men, for his son, George Carey, until he, too, was made Lord Chamberlain in 1597.
With the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603, her successor (James I) became the group's patron and it took the name King's Men.
Note that it was not Shakespeare's decision to change the name of the company; it was the king's.
Shakespeare did not change the name of his acting company, for two reasons. First, it was not his in the sense that it belonged to him entirely. It was his company in the sense that he belonged to it. Can a Baseball player change the name of his team? Of course not, it doesn't belong to him.
But in any case even if the owners had wanted to change the name of the company (there were a group of owners, including Shakespeare, who was one of the minor shareholders), they couldn't. Acting companies in Shakespeare's day took the names of their patrons. Patrons were sort of like sponsors, except what they gave the acting company was not money (they had nothing to do with the business side of things) but legitimacy. Any acting company which did not call itself "Lord Something's Men" was clearly illegal and would end up in jail, and you could only attach the name of a nobleman to your company if he agreed to do it.
The noblemen were generally quite happy to do this, as it gave them prestige as patrons of the arts. If they changed their names or titles, the company's name changed. If the company got a different patron, the company's name changed. This is what happened with Shakespeare's company--they got a new patron (King James I) and so they became The King's Men instead of the Lord Chamberlain's Men.
Shakespeare had absolutely nothing to do with it.
The company William Shakespeare worked for changed their name to The King's Men after King James took over in 1603.
When King James I became the company's new patron in 1603, it assumed the name of The King's Men.
The Lord Chamberlain's Men became the King's Men in 1603.
He didn't. The changes in the name of theatrical companies had nothing to do with the members of the companies.
William Shakespeare
The name of his grandchildren were: Elizabeth and Bernard.
It indicates (as the names of all Elizabethan companies did) the name of the patron of the company.
His company became the King's Men, after James I ascended to the throne.
The theatre company to which Shakespeare belonged for most of his career started off as The Lord Chamberlain's Men, but when their patron changed from the Lord Chamberlain to the King their name changed to the King's Men.
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He did not.
The name of his grandchildren were: Elizabeth and Bernard.
It indicates (as the names of all Elizabethan companies did) the name of the patron of the company.
His company became the King's Men, after James I ascended to the throne.
his name was William shakespeare and he grew up in statford-upon-Avon in a family home in henly street
The theatre company to which Shakespeare belonged for most of his career started off as The Lord Chamberlain's Men, but when their patron changed from the Lord Chamberlain to the King their name changed to the King's Men.
That's what it is called now. The name on the title page is "Mr William Shakespeares Comedies Histories & Tragedies".
His wife's name was Anne Hathaway and his children were called Susanna, Judith and Hamnet.
William Shakespeare did not change his name. His acting company did, however, change its name. His Theatre Company was originally called "The Lord Chamberlain's Men" after the Lord Chamberlain, an official responsible for theatres and other public entertainment. After the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603 the company was granted a charter by the new King, James I, and the company changed its name to The King's Men.