Baruch Spinoza vs Cardinal Richelieu
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Compare the life timelines of Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677) and Cardinal Richelieu (1585–1642) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 10 years, from 1632 to 1642.
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Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677)
- — Born in Amsterdam, Dutch Republic Verified
- — Educated at the Talmud Torah school of Amsterdam's Portuguese-Jewish community Verified
- — Took over the family import business with his brother after his father's death Verified
- — Worked as a lens grinder while pursuing philosophy Verified
- — Expelled from Amsterdam's Jewish community by writ of cherem Verified
- — Published Principles of Cartesian Philosophy, the only work issued under his own name Verified
- — Published the Theological-Political Treatise anonymously Verified
- — Moved to The Hague Verified
- — Declined the chair of philosophy at the University of Heidelberg Verified
- — Died in The Hague; the Ethics published posthumously the same year Verified
Cardinal Richelieu (1585–1642)
- — Born in Paris Verified
- — Consecrated Bishop of Luçon Verified
- — Appointed Secretary of State Verified
- — Elevated to cardinal Verified
- — Became chief minister to Louis XIII Verified
- — Directed the Siege of La Rochelle Verified
- — Survived the Day of the Dupes Verified
- — Founded the Académie française Verified
- — Brought France into open war with Habsburg Spain Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified