Christopher Marlowe vs Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
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Compare the life timelines of Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593) and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525–1594) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 29 years, from 1564 to 1593.
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Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593)
- — Born in Canterbury Verified
- — Attended The King's School, Canterbury Verified
- — Studied at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Verified
- — Tamburlaine the Great staged in London Verified
- — Awarded MA after Privy Council intervention Verified
- — Imprisoned briefly after a fatal street fight Verified
- — Wrote Doctor Faustus Verified
- — Arrested at Flushing on a coining charge Verified
- — Summoned before the Privy Council Verified
- — Killed at Deptford 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