Political Leaders of the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 19 people and 491 moments here, from 1685 to 1815. The most recorded lives are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Napoleon Bonaparte and Catherine II of Russia.

Moments

  1. 1809 Wounded at Eckmühl Napoleon Bonaparte
  2. 1809 Suffers reversal at Aspern-Essling Napoleon Bonaparte
  3. 1809 Departure for the Continent Lord Byron
  4. 1809 Wins at Wagram Napoleon Bonaparte
  5. 1810 Marries Marie Louise at the Louvre Napoleon Bonaparte
  6. 1810 Arrives on diplomatic mission at Portsmouth Simón Bolívar
  7. 1810 Meets Wellesley at Apsley House Simón Bolívar
  8. 1811 Childhood at Knob Creek Farm Abraham Lincoln
  9. 1811 Studies in Madrid Victor Hugo
  10. 1812 Meets Beethoven in Teplice Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  11. 1812 Meets Beethoven in Vienna Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  12. 1812 Luddite speech in the House of Lords Lord Byron
  13. 1812 Catholic-emancipation speech Lord Byron
  14. 1812 Crosses the Neman into Russia Napoleon Bonaparte
  15. 1812 Captures Smolensk Napoleon Bonaparte
  16. 1812 Commands at Borodino Napoleon Bonaparte
  17. 1812 Enters Moscow Napoleon Bonaparte
  18. 1812 Inspects the sulfur springs at Berka Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  19. 1812 Crosses the Berezina Napoleon Bonaparte
  20. 1813 Reaches the Lützen battlefield Napoleon Bonaparte
  21. 1813 Excursion to Zinnwald and Altenberg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  22. 1813 Wins at Dresden Napoleon Bonaparte
  23. 1813 Birth at Le Roncole Giuseppe Verdi
  24. 1813 Defeated at Leipzig Napoleon Bonaparte
  25. 1814 Returns to Heidelberg and views the Boisserée collection Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  26. 1814 Attacks at Champaubert Napoleon Bonaparte
  27. 1814 Reaches Sézanne before Six Days' Campaign Napoleon Bonaparte
  28. 1814 Abdicates at Fontainebleau Napoleon Bonaparte
  29. 1814 Disembarks as sovereign of Elba Napoleon Bonaparte
  30. 1814 Flight from Washington after Bladensburg James Madison
  31. 1814 Refuge at Brookeville James Madison
  32. 1814 Return to burned Washington James Madison
  33. 1815 Second autumn visit to Heidelberg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  34. 1815 Marriage at Seaham Hall Lord Byron
  35. 1815 Reaches Grenoble Napoleon Bonaparte
  36. 1815 Re-enters Paris Napoleon Bonaparte
  37. 1815 Returns to France at Golfe-Juan Napoleon Bonaparte
  38. 1815 Birth at Schönhausen Otto von Bismarck
  39. 1815 Commands at Waterloo Napoleon Bonaparte
  40. 1815 Retires to Malmaison Napoleon Bonaparte
  41. 1815 Surrenders aboard HMS Bellerophon Napoleon Bonaparte

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