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William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare, detail of an oil painting attributed to John Taylor, c. 1610. The portrait is called the “Chandos Shakespeare” because it once belonged to the duke of Chandos.
William Shakespeare had three children with his wife, Anne Hathaway.12
Their children were:
* Susanna: Born in May 1583.13
* Hamnet and Judith: Twins born in 1585.13
Hamnet, who was Shakespeare's only son, died at the age of 11 in 1596.142