Historical figures in Biarritz
The atlas holds 13 people and 15 moments here, from 1615 to 2019. The most recorded lives are Louis XIV, George Eliot and Adolf Hitler. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Performers, across the Interwar Period and the Scientific Revolution.
Notable people
Adolf Hitler
in 1940
1 moment here
Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who led the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), became German…
Chulalongkorn
in 1897
1 moment here
Chulalongkorn (Rama V) was King of Siam from 1868 until 1910. His reign combined state centralization, legal and social reform, and diplomacy…
George Eliot
in 1867
2 moments here
Mary Ann Evans, known by the pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, translator, journalist, and poet.…
Igor Stravinsky
in 1921
1 moment here
Russian-born composer, conductor, and pianist who became a French citizen in 1934 and an American citizen in 1945.…
Joséphine de Beauharnais
in 1808
1 moment here
Marie-Josèphe-Rose Tascher de La Pagerie, known as Joséphine, was Napoleon Bonaparte’s first wife and Empress of the French from 1804 until the…
Lope de Vega
in 1615
1 moment here
Spanish playwright, poet, and novelist of the Spanish Golden Age. Born and died in Madrid, Lope de Vega studied in Madrid and Alcalá, served in naval…
Louis XIV
from 1659 to 1660
2 moments here
Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 1638–1715), king of France from 1643, was the Bourbon monarch known as the Sun King.…
Otto von Bismarck
in 1865
1 moment here
Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian and German statesman, diplomat, and the first chancellor of the German Empire.…
Pablo Picasso
in 1918
1 moment here
Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…
Porfirio Díaz
in 1914
1 moment here
José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori was a Mexican general and politician who led Mexico from 1876 to 1880 and from 1884 until his overthrow in 1911.…
Queen Victoria
in 1889
1 moment here
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 1819–1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death, and…
Sebastián Piñera
in 2019
1 moment here
Chilean economist, businessman and politician who served as president of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022.…
Shinzo Abe
in 2019
1 moment here
Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…
Moments
- 1615 Arrival at Fuenterrabía on the French-border journey Lope de Vega
- 1659 Treaty of the Pyrenees signing Louis XIV
- 1660 Marriage to Maria Theresa Louis XIV
- 1808 Residence at Château de Marracq Joséphine de Beauharnais
- 1865 Meeting Napoleon III at Biarritz Otto von Bismarck
- 1867 Arrival at Biarritz George Eliot
- 1867 Return to Biarritz from Spain George Eliot
- 1889 Holiday stay in Biarritz Queen Victoria
- 1897 Arrival at Irun during Spanish tour Chulalongkorn
- 1914 Summer at Saint-Jean-de-Luz Porfirio Díaz
- 1918 Honeymoon and working summer in Biarritz Pablo Picasso
- 1921 Move to Biarritz Igor Stravinsky
- 1940 Meets Franco at Hendaye Adolf Hitler
- 2019 G7 Summit in Biarritz Sebastián Piñera
- 2019 G7 summit in Biarritz Shinzo Abe