Catherine de' Medici vs Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
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Compare the life timelines of Catherine de' Medici (1519–1589) and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525–1594) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 64 years, from 1525 to 1589.
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Catherine de' Medici (1519–1589)
- — Born in Florence Verified
- — Married Henry, Duke of Orleans, the future Henry II Verified
- — Became Queen of France Verified
- — Widowed by the death of Henry II in a jousting accident Verified
- — Became regent of France for Charles IX Verified
- — Convened the Colloquy of Poissy Verified
- — Began construction of the Tuileries Palace Verified
- — St. Bartholomew's Day massacre Verified
- — Died at the Chateau de Blois Verified
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525–1594)
- — Born in Palestrina, near Rome Verified
- — Choirboy at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome Verified
- — Appointed organist of the cathedral of Palestrina Verified
- — Married Lucrezia Gori Verified
- — Appointed maestro of the Cappella Giulia at Saint Peter's Verified
- — Directed music at St John Lateran and Santa Maria Maggiore Verified
- — Composed the Pope Marcellus Mass Verified
- — Returned to the Cappella Giulia as maestro Verified
- — Widowed by plague and remarried Virginia Dormoli Verified
- — Died in Rome Verified