William Davenant English poet and playwright
William Davenant is a 62 years old English poet and playwright from Oxford, England. William Davenant was born on February 01, 1606 (died on April 07, 1668, he was 62 years old) in Oxford, England.
About
No, he died on 04/07/1668, 356 years ago. He was 62 years old when he died. He died in London and buried in Westminster Abbey .
Family
Children
He had two children, William (62, English poet and playwright) and Charles (57, British economist) . When his first child, William Davenant, was born, William Davenant was 0 years old.
Education
He graduated from Lincoln College
What was William's zodiac sign?William Davenant zodiac sign was aquarius.
Other facts about William Davenant
| Date of baptism in early childhood | 1606-03-13T00:00:00Z , location: Carfax |
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| Position held | Poet Laureate Of The United Kingdom , start time: 1638-01-01T00:00:00Z , end time: 1668-01-01T00:00:00Z , of: Kingdom of England , replaces: Ben Jonson , replaced by: John Dryden |
| Family name | Davenant. Show people with the surname Davenant |
| National Library of Israel identifier | 000422910 |
| Date of death | 1668-04-07T00:00:00Z |
| Given name | William |
| Country of citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Place of birth | Oxford |
| Name in native language | William Davenant |
| Place of death | London |
| Place of burial | Westminster Abbey |
| British Museum person-institution | 135796 |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Religion | Catholic Church |
| Libris-URI | Wt7bg7gf062qsrq |
| Place of detention | Tower Of London |
| Writing language | English |
| Europeana Entity id | Agent/base/61815 |
