Historical figures in Mantua
The atlas holds 7 people and 8 moments here, from 41 BC to 1770. The most recorded lives are Attila, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Virgil. Among them Writers, Musicians and Composers and Philosophers, across the Renaissance and the Age of Exploration.
Notable people
Antonio Vivaldi
in 1718
1 moment here
Italian Baroque composer, violinist, priest, teacher, and opera impresario. Born in Venice, Vivaldi held long associations with the Ospedale della…
Attila
in 452
2 moments here
Attila, ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in 453, jointly ruled with his brother Bleda before becoming sole ruler.…
Niccolò Machiavelli
in 1509
1 moment here
Florentine diplomat, civil servant, political theorist, playwright, and historian of the Italian Renaissance.…
Peter Paul Rubens
in 1600
1 moment here
Flemish Baroque painter, designer, humanist, collector, and diplomat. Rubens was born at Siegen, spent formative years in Cologne and Antwerp, worked…
Petrarch
in 1354
1 moment here
Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) was an Italian scholar, poet, cleric, diplomat, and foundational humanist.…
Virgil
in 41 BC
1 moment here
Publius Vergilius Maro, known as Virgil, was a Roman poet of the Augustan age and the author of the Eclogues, Georgics, and Aeneid.…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
in 1770
1 moment here
Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…
Moments
- 41 BC Lived among the Mantuans during confiscations Virgil
- 452 Halt at the River Po Attila
- 452 Meeting with Pope Leo I at the Mincio Attila
- 1354 Meeting Charles IV at Mantua Petrarch
- 1509 Mission to Mantua Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1600 Service of the Gonzaga court Peter Paul Rubens
- 1718 Court appointment in Mantua Antonio Vivaldi
- 1770 Performs at Mantua's academy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart