Catherine de' Medici vs Mimar Sinan
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Compare the life timelines of Catherine de' Medici (1519–1589) and Mimar Sinan (1490–1588) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 69 years, from 1519 to 1588.
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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
Mimar Sinan (1490–1588)
- — Born in Agirnas near Kayseri in central Anatolia Verified
- — Recruited into Ottoman service through the devshirme levy Verified
- — Served as a Janissary and military engineer in Ottoman campaigns Verified
- — Appointed chief royal architect of the Ottoman Empire Verified
- — Completed the Sehzade Mosque in Istanbul Verified
- — Built the Suleymaniye Mosque complex in Istanbul Verified
- — Built the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, his masterpiece Verified
- — Died in Istanbul Verified