There really are no ways of telling whether or not there are descendents of Shakespeare today. You could be one yourself, but there is no way of knowing.
We do know that Shakespeare had no legitimate descendents since his three children produced three grandchildren who produced no great-grandchildren. There is, however, the possibility of illegitimate children producing offspring.
Neither of Shakespeare's two daughters had granddaughters, although they both had children. The last living descendant of Shakespeare was his granddaughter Elizabeth.
Elizabeth died in 1670, his last legitimate descendant. However, if one accepts that the Dark Lady was Mrs. Emilia Lanier, and that he bore an illegitimate child by Shakespeare, then Tennessee Williams, whose Mother was a Lanier, may have been a descendant of Shakespeare.
Shakespeare did not have a middle name. When you translate it from Latin it is William Shakespeare.
The Tempest. One of Shakespeare's last play.
Shakespeare's last comedy is believed to be The Two Noble Kinsmen. It is believed to have been written sometime in 1613.
Neither of Shakespeare's two daughters had granddaughters, although they both had children. The last living descendant of Shakespeare was his granddaughter Elizabeth.
Elizabeth died in 1670, his last legitimate descendant. However, if one accepts that the Dark Lady was Mrs. Emilia Lanier, and that he bore an illegitimate child by Shakespeare, then Tennessee Williams, whose Mother was a Lanier, may have been a descendant of Shakespeare.
Lincoln's last direct descendant, Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, died in 1985.
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direct descendant
My grandmother is a descendant of immigrants who came to the United States in the early 1900s.
Actor Treat Williams--who is authentically so named--is a direct descendant of Robert Treat Paine, a signer of the Declaration Of Independence.
Yes, they are a lineal descendant. You share a common ancestor in a direct line. You are her grandparent.
no it does not
None that are currently living. His last direct descendant, his great-grandson, Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, passed away on December 24, 1985.
If your ancestors are from Asia, outside of the Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh), there is a 1 in 50 chance that you are a direct descendant of Genghis Khan.
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