When was Shakespeare born?
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When was Shakespeare born?
April 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
William Shakespeare/Born
Where was William Shakespeare born and raised?
Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
William Shakespeare/Place of birth
What is Shakespeare middle name?
William Shakespeare’s full name was William Shakespeare. He did not have a middle name.
What were Shakespeare’s parents names?
Mary Shakespeare
John Shakespeare
William Shakespeare/Parents
Who was Shakespeare’s Family? William Shakespeare was the eldest son of John and Mary Shakespeare. John Shakespeare was a glove-maker, who married Mary Arden, the daughter of a farmer from the nearby village of Wilmcote.
What’s the name of Shakespeare’s wife?
Anne Hathawaym. 1582–1616
William Shakespeare/Wife
William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in November 1582 and they remained married until Shakespeare’s death. At the time of their marriage William was 18, while Anne was 26—and pregnant with their first child.
Who was Shakespeare’s wife?
Who was Shakespeare’s Wife? William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in November 1582 and they remained married until Shakespeare’s death. At the time of their marriage William was 18, while Anne was 26—and pregnant with their first child.
When was Shakespeare death?
April 23, 1616
William Shakespeare/Date of death
William Shakespeare died in 1616 at 52 years of age. His burial in Holy Trinity Church is recorded in Stratford-upon-Avon’s parish register on 25 April 1616. A monument still stands in the church, which notes the date of Shakespeare’s death as 23 April 1616.
How many sisters did Shakespeare have?
Growing up as the big brother of the family, William had three younger brothers, Gilbert, Richard, and Edmund, and two younger sisters: Anne, who died at seven, and Joan.
Who was Shakespeare father?
John Shakespeare
William Shakespeare/Fathers
John Shakespeare was the father of William Shakespeare. John was probably born in the 1520s, the son of successful farmer Richard Shakespeare from Snitterfield (a village around two miles from Stratford-upon-Avon).
What happened to Shakespeare’s son?
Little is known about the life of William Shakespeare’s son Hamnet. There were constant outbreaks of the Bubonic Plague, otherwise known as the Black Death or the Black Plague, during Elizabethan times and in 1596 Hamnet contracted the deadly disease and died at the age of eleven.
How old is Shakespeare today?
William Shakespeare’s exact age would be 457 years 7 months 20 days old if alive.