Transcript of Royalty in the Renaissance. By: Tawnee Giles. Brittany Jackson. Brittany Monday Royalty in the Renaissance Education Marriage One of the main goals of the Renaissance was to marry and produce children to better their family's social standing. Women were expected to bring a dowery into the family.
Death and Legacy. Celia Cruz died in New Jersey on July 16, 2003, at the age of 77. On October 13, 2015, Celia, a drama series inspired by the legendary singer's life, debuted on Telemundo. Cruz is remembered as one of the 20th centuryâs most beloved and popular Latin musicians.
Although the cause of death was not given, Knight had suffered from complications of diabetes and had a series of strokes last year. His health reportedly had declined drastically since the Grammy-winning Cruz, his wife of 41 years, died of a brain tumor in 2003 at age 77. Knight and Cruz met in Havana in 1950 when she replaced the lead singer in La Sonora Matancera, one of the island's most popular bands. They became good friends immediately, Knight told the Miami Herald in 2004, but there was nothing more..