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      When Was Shakespeare Born? - Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
      • William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, in April 1564. The exact date of his birth is not recorded, but it is most often celebrated around the world on 23 April.
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  2. Mar 1, 2012 · Iuvara posits that Shakespeare was born not in Stratford in April 1564, as is commonly believed, but in Messina as Michelangelo Florio Crollalanza. His parents were not John Shakespeare and Mary Arden, but were Dr. Giovanni Florio, and Guglielma Crollalanza, a Sicilian noblewoman.

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  3. In his book Shakespeare era italiano (2002), retired Sicilian professor Martino Iuvara claims that Shakespeare was, in fact, not English at all, but Italian. His conclusion is drawn from research carried out from 1925 to 1950 by two professors at Palermo University.

  4. According to Iuvara, the name Shakespeare was adopted as a pseudonym by this Michelangelo Florio, born in Messina in 1564 to a couple named Giovanni Florio and Guglielma Crollalanza. The father was a Calvinist who placed the family in difficult circumstances by writing a heretical pamphlet.

  5. Apr 25, 2014 · In his book of 2002, ‘Shakespeare era italiano’ (Shakespeare Was Italian), Sicilian professor Martino Iuvara suggests that Shakespeare was not born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England to a glove maker and wool merchant John Shakespeare and his wife Mary Arden.

  6. italiannotes.com › tracing-shakespeare-around-italyTracing Shakespeare in Italy

    Aug 11, 2011 · Some online literary forums even discuss the possibility of Shakespeare being born in Messina, Sicily, under the name of ‘Crollalanza’. A rather cute theory. Shakespeare set fifteen of his thirty-seven plays in and around Italy, and in many cases the titles can be seen as a satiric comment on the location.

  7. Oct 16, 2020 · Iuvara argues Shakespeare was actually born as Michelangelo Florio Crollalanza in Messina, Sicily. His surname supposedly literally translates as ‘shake’ ( crolla) and ‘spear’ ( lancia)....

  8. According to official biographers, he was born on April 23, 1564, but there are even some who claim he never existed. This evening we will follow an incredible theory that wants him Italian.

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