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Mary Shakespeare (née Arden; c. 1537 — September 1608) was the mother of William Shakespeare. Biography. Mary was born about 1536 in Wilmcote, the daughter of Robert Arden, a gentleman farmer and junior descendant of the Arden family, who were prominent in Warwickshire.
Reign: 1689- 6th March 1702. Parents: Mary, Princess Royal and William II Prince of Orange. Predecessor: James II/VII (father in law) Successor: Anne (sister in law) Spouse: Mary II (co-ruler) Children: none. Royal House: Stuart, through marriage to Mary. Image: Statue of William. Quick Facts: Mary II.
Mary Arden was the mother of William Shakespeare. Mary’s date of birth is unknown; she was likely to have been born between the years 1536-8. She was the youngest of eight daughters and lived in a farmhouse that was built in 1514.
Shakespeare’s mother was born Mary Arden in 1537, the youngest of eight daughters of Robert Arden. Mary’s family had a distinguished history and could trace itself back to the Norman Conquest.
At the age of eighteen, William married Anne Hathaway, a young woman from the village of Shottery, just outside Stratford-upon-Avon. William and Anne Shakespeare had three children. Susanna was born six months after their marriage, followed by twins Judith and Hamnet in 1585.
Jun 9, 2023 · William’s mother, Mary, wasn’t interested in her son and largely distanced herself from him. William was educated by various governesses and tutors. At the age of 9, he was sent to the University of Leiden for a formal education and spent 7 years there.
William III and Mary II were England’s first and only joint sovereigns, with Mary sharing equal status and power. William and Mary came to the throne after the "Glorious Revolution" of 1688 when Mary’s father, James II, was deposed for trying to enforce Catholic tolerance in England.
