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Who did sir Francis Bacon marry?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

He married Alice Barnham on 10th may 1606- she was only 14 years old at the time, and the daughter of a prominent London alderman and Member of Parliament. She survived her husband by 24 years, dying in 1650 at the age of 58.

Sir Francis had earlier been engaged to Elizabeth Hatton when he was 36 years old- Elizabeth was a young widow of 20, but she broke off the engagement to marry a wealthier man, Edward Coke. Bacon regretted this for years afterwards.

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