Bernard of Clairvaux vs Li Qingzhao
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Compare the life timelines of Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153) and Li Qingzhao (1084–1155) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 63 years, from 1090 to 1153.
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Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153)
- — Born at Fontaine-lès-Dijon, Burgundy Verified
- — Educated at the school of the canons of Saint-Vorles at Châtillon-sur-Seine
- — Entered the monastery of Cîteaux with about thirty companions Verified
- — Founded Clairvaux Abbey and became its abbot Verified
- — Championed the Knights Templar at the Council of Troyes Verified
- — Supported Pope Innocent II in the papal schism Verified
- — Secured the condemnation of Peter Abelard at the Council of Sens Verified
- — Former pupil elected Pope Eugenius III Verified
- — Preached the Second Crusade at Vézelay Verified
- — Died at Clairvaux Abbey Verified
Li Qingzhao (1084–1155)
- — Born in Jinan, Shandong Verified
- — Gained early renown for her poetry Verified
- — Married the scholar and epigrapher Zhao Mingcheng Verified
- — Built a major collection of books and antiquities with her husband in Qingzhou Verified
- — Fled south after the Jurchen conquest of northern Song Verified
- — Widowed by the death of Zhao Mingcheng Verified
- — Brief remarriage to Zhang Ruzhou ending in divorce
- — Completed the afterword to Records on Metal and Stone Verified
- — Died in Lin'an (modern Hangzhou) Verified