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Anne Shakespeare (née Hathaway; 1556 – 6 August 1623) was the wife of William Shakespeare, an English poet, playwright and actor. They were married in 1582, when Hathaway was 26 years old and Shakespeare was 18. She outlived her husband by seven years.
- 1556, Shottery, England
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- 6 August 1623 (aged 66–67), Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Anne Hathaway becomes Anne Shakespeare. When Anne Hathaway married and became Anne Shakespeare in 1582 she went to live with her husband in his parents’ house in Henley Street, Stratford upon Avon. Anne gave birth to children – two daughters and a son.
Anne Hathaway was the wife of William Shakespeare. She was probably born at Shottery, near Stratford, the daughter of Richard Hathaway, a local landowner. She was married to Shakespeare in November 1582, when he was 18 and when she, according to the sole evidence of an inscription on her.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nov 17, 2019 · Anne Hathaway married William Shakespeare in November 1582. She was 26, and he was 18. The couple lived in Stratford-upon-Avon, which is roughly 100 miles northwest of London. It appears the two had a shotgun wedding.
- Lee Jamieson
Apr 26, 2023 · Culture. William Shakespeare’s Wife: Who Was Anne Hathaway? Amy Irvine. 26 Apr 2023. Illustration of William Shakespeare reciting his play Hamlet to his family. His wife, Anne Hathaway, is sitting in the chair on the right; his son Hamnet is behind him on the left; his two daughters Susanna and Judith are on the right and left of him.
- Amy Irvine
Aug 3, 2021 · William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway married in 1582, when Anne was already several months pregnant with their first child. The marriage was considered unusual at the time, as William was just eighteen years old and so had to obtain his father's permission to marry Anne, who was 26.
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Nov 13, 2009 · 1582. William Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway. On November 28, 1582, William Shakespeare, 18, and Anne Hathaway, 26, pay a 40-pound bond for their marriage license in...
