Cardinal Richelieu vs William Harvey
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Compare the life timelines of Cardinal Richelieu (1585–1642) and William Harvey (1578–1657) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 57 years, from 1585 to 1642.
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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
William Harvey (1578–1657)
- — Born in Folkestone, Kent Verified
- — Studied at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Verified
- — Earned his Doctor of Medicine at the University of Padua Verified
- — Married Elizabeth Browne Verified
- — Appointed physician at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London Verified
- — Appointed Lumleian Lecturer of the College of Physicians Verified
- — Became physician to King James I and later Charles I Verified
- — Published De Motu Cordis, announcing the circulation of the blood Verified
- — Published De Generatione Animalium on animal reproduction Verified
- — Died at Roehampton Verified