Anna Komnene vs Peter Abelard
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Compare the life timelines of Anna Komnene (1083–1153) and Peter Abelard (1079–1142) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 59 years, from 1083 to 1142.
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Anna Komnene (1083–1153)
- — Born in the Porphyra chamber of the imperial palace in Constantinople Verified
- — Betrothed in childhood to Constantine Doukas Verified
- — Received an exceptional classical education Verified
- — Married Nikephoros Bryennios Verified
- — Withdrew to the convent of Kecharitomene Verified
- — Allegedly conspired against her brother John II Komnenos
- — Wrote the Alexiad Verified
- — Died in Constantinople Verified
Peter Abelard (1079–1142)
- — Born in Le Pallet, near Nantes, Brittany Verified
- — Moved to Paris to study under William of Champeaux Verified
- — Founded his own schools at Melun and Corbeil Verified
- — Became master of the cloister school of Notre-Dame in Paris Verified
- — Love affair and secret marriage with Héloïse Verified
- — Became a monk at the abbey of Saint-Denis Verified
- — Condemned at the Council of Soissons Verified
- — Founded the oratory of the Paraclete Verified
- — Returned to teach in Paris and wrote major works Verified
- — Condemned at the Council of Sens after opposition from Bernard of Clairvaux Verified
- — Died at the priory of Saint-Marcel, near Chalon-sur-Saône Verified