Hamnet Shakespeare
Hamnet Shakespeare (baptised 2 February 1585 – buried 11 August 1596) was the only son of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway, and the fraternal twin of Judith Shakespeare. He died at the age of 11. Some Shakespearean scholars speculate on the relationship between Hamnet and his father's later play Hamlet, as well as on possible connections between Hamnet's death and the writing of King John, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, and Twelfth Night.
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A 19th-century engraving imagining Shakespeare's family life. Hamnet stands behind Shakespeare, left of centre. | |
| Born | Stratford-upon-Avon, England |
| Baptised | 2 February 1585 |
| Died | Buried 11 August 1596 (aged 11) Stratford-upon-Avon, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Parent(s) | William Shakespeare Anne Hathaway |
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