Was Francis Bacon the son of Queen Elizabeth I?

(lost children); so have you put me into matters of envy without Place or Strength.- Francis Bacon to Queen Elizabeth, "Apologia". You are my own son, but you, though truly royal, of fresh and masterly spirit shall rule nor England nor your mother, nor reign o'er subjects yet to be. read more

No. Queen Elizabeth I never had any children. Sir Francis Bacon was the son of Sir Nicholas Bacon by his second wife Anne Cooke Bacon, the daughter of the noted humanist Anthony Cooke. read more

Perhaps not. If Queen Elizabeth I did indeed deny her sons (Bacon and Lord Essex), then they couldn't reveal personal information without fearing for their life. read more