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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 and his wife, Anne Hathaway, had three children:1
- Susanna: Their eldest child, who was baptized on May 26, 1583.2
- Hamnet: A son and twin to Judith, baptized on February 2, 1585. He died at age 11 in 1596.213
- Judith: A daughter and twin to Hamnet, also baptized on February 2, 1585.2