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Francis Drake was married in 1569 with Mary Newman.
he got married in 1569
Sir Francis Drake's second wife was Elizabeth Sydenham.
1596 He Married Mary Newman
Sir Francis Drake was married to Mary Newman from 1569 to 1581. She died twelve years later. He married Elizabeth Sydenham in 1585 and was married to her until his death. Sir Francis Drake had no children by either marriage.
Sir Francis Drake first married Mary Newman who died. Later he married Elizabeth Sydenham who survived him
Drake was actually married twice. Mary Newman first, then she died in 1583, so he then married Elizabeth Sydenham.
he married two wives but did not have kids from both
Sir Frances Drake married twice, his first wife was Mary Newman, who he was married to from 1569 up until her death in 1581. He then married Elizabeth Sydenham in 1585 who was his wife up until his death in 1596.He did not have any children with either wife.
Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596) was married twice, each time for around 11 or 12 years. But he had no children by either marriage. He married his first wife, Mary Newman, in 1569, but she died in 1581. He married his second wife, Elizabeth Sydenham, in 1585. She was about 22 years younger than Drake, and after his death in 1596 she remarried.
Sir Francis Drake was the son of Edmund Drake and Mary Mylwaye, and had 11 brothers. His father was an ordained deacon and eventually became a vicar of Upnor Church in Southeast England. Drake got married in 1569 to Mary Newman and they were married for 12 years before she died. About four years after her death, he married Elizabeth Sydenham. Drake had no children with either of his wives.
Sir Francis Drake was an Englishman.