Historical figures of the Renaissance
The atlas holds 45 people and 720 moments here, from 1300 to 1600. The most recorded lives are Petrarch, Albrecht Dürer and Elizabeth I. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Philosophers.
Moments
- 1373 First Dante lecture at Santo Stefano Giovanni Boccaccio
- 1374 Residence above Aldgate Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1374 Death at Arquà Petrarch
- 1375 Death at Certaldo Giovanni Boccaccio
- 1377 Peace mission to Montreuil-sur-Mer Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1377 Peace mission to Paris Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1377 Secret mission in Flanders Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1378 Envoy to the Visconti in Milan Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1386 Member of the Wonderful Parliament Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1390 Robbed at Hatcham Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1390 Robbed at Westminster Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1395 Capture of Yelets Timur
- 1399 Residence in the Westminster Abbey close Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1400 Birth in Mainz Johannes Gutenberg
- 1400 Death in London Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1411 First family departure from Mainz Johannes Gutenberg
- 1412 Born at Domrémy Joan of Arc
- 1413 Second family departure from Mainz Johannes Gutenberg
- 1428 Takes refuge at Neufchâteau Joan of Arc
- 1429 Assembles forces at Bourges Joan of Arc
- 1429 Helps restore French control of Troyes Joan of Arc
- 1429 Departs Vaucouleurs for Chinon Joan of Arc
- 1429 Arrives at Château de Chinon Joan of Arc
- 1429 Enters besieged Orléans Joan of Arc
- 1429 Besieges Beaugency Joan of Arc
- 1429 Fights at Jargeau Joan of Arc
- 1429 Meets Charles at Fleury Abbey Joan of Arc
- 1429 Reaches the Patay battlefield Joan of Arc
- 1429 Rejoins the army bound for Jargeau Joan of Arc
- 1429 Takes the bridge at Meung-sur-Loire Joan of Arc
- 1429 Enters Reims with the royal army Joan of Arc
- 1429 Attacks Paris from La Chapelle Joan of Arc
- 1429 Besieges La Charité-sur-Loire Joan of Arc
- 1429 Captures Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier Joan of Arc
- 1430 Held at Beaurevoir Castle Joan of Arc
- 1430 Imprisoned in the Arras region Joan of Arc
- 1430 Sorties toward Margny and is captured Joan of Arc
- 1430 Imprisoned at Beaulieu-les-Fontaines Joan of Arc
- 1430 Imprisoned at Rouen Castle Joan of Arc
- 1431 Executed at Rouen's Old Marketplace Joan of Arc
- 1434 Documented stay in Strasbourg begins Johannes Gutenberg
- 1437 Gemstone instruction at St. Arbogast Johannes Gutenberg
- 1438 Pilgrimage-mirror enterprise in Strasbourg Johannes Gutenberg
- 1444 Final documented Strasbourg presence Johannes Gutenberg
- 1448 Confirmed return to Mainz Johannes Gutenberg
- 1450 Printing workshop at Hof zum Humbrecht Johannes Gutenberg
- 1451 Born in Genoa Christopher Columbus
- 1452 Born near Vinci Leonardo da Vinci
- 1460 Birth at Sines Vasco da Gama
- 1462 Expulsion from Mainz during the Diocesan Feud Johannes Gutenberg