Alessandro Volta vs Louis XVI
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Compare the life timelines of Alessandro Volta (1745–1827) and Louis XVI (1754–1793) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 39 years, from 1754 to 1793.
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Alessandro Volta (1745–1827)
- — Born in Como, Lombardy Verified
- — Became professor of physics at the Royal School in Como Verified
- — Invented an improved electrophorus Verified
- — Discovered and isolated methane Verified
- — Appointed professor of experimental physics at the University of Pavia Verified
- — Married Teresa Peregrini Verified
- — Invented the voltaic pile, the first electric battery Verified
- — Demonstrated the battery before Napoleon in Paris Verified
- — Retired to his estate near Como Verified
- — Died in Como Verified
Louis XVI (1754–1793)
- — Born at the Palace of Versailles Verified
- — Became Dauphin of France Verified
- — Married Marie Antoinette of Austria Verified
- — Ascended the French throne Verified
- — Allied France with the American revolutionaries Verified
- — Convened the Estates-General at Versailles Verified
- — Failed flight to Varennes Verified
- — Deposed after the storming of the Tuileries Verified
- — Tried for treason by the National Convention Verified
- — Executed by guillotine in Paris Verified