Andrea Palladio vs Francis Drake
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Compare the life timelines of Andrea Palladio (1508–1580) and Francis Drake (1540–1596) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 40 years, from 1540 to 1580.
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Andrea Palladio (1508–1580)
- — Born in Padua, Republic of Venice Verified
- — Apprenticed to a stonecutter in Padua Verified
- — Moved to Vicenza and joined the masons' guild Verified
- — Married Allegradonna Verified
- — Taken up by humanist Gian Giorgio Trissino Verified
- — Won the commission to rebuild the Basilica Palladiana Verified
- — Began Villa La Rotonda Verified
- — Began the church of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice Verified
- — Published The Four Books of Architecture Verified
- — Died while the Teatro Olimpico was under construction Verified
Francis Drake (1540–1596)
- — Born in Tavistock, Devon, England Verified
- — Sailed on slave-trading voyages with John Hawkins Verified
- — Married Mary Newman Verified
- — Raided Spanish treasure routes in Panama Verified
- — Departed Plymouth on his voyage of circumnavigation Verified
- — Landed on the California coast and claimed Nova Albion Verified
- — Completed the circumnavigation of the world Verified
- — Knighted aboard the Golden Hind Verified
- — Raided Cádiz, delaying the Spanish Armada Verified
- — Served as vice admiral against the Spanish Armada Verified
- — Died of dysentery off Portobelo, Panama Verified