Cosimo de' Medici vs Henry the Navigator
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Compare the life timelines of Cosimo de' Medici (1389–1464) and Henry the Navigator (1394–1460) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 66 years, from 1394 to 1460.
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Cosimo de' Medici (1389–1464)
- — Born in Florence Verified
- — Exiled from Florence by the Albizzi faction Verified
- — Returned from exile and became de facto ruler of Florence Verified
- — Sponsored Marsilio Ficino and the revival of Platonic studies in Florence
- — Died at Careggi, near Florence Verified
Henry the Navigator (1394–1460)
- — Born in Porto, Portugal Verified
- — Participated in the Portuguese conquest of Ceuta Verified
- — Sponsored the rediscovery and settlement of Madeira Verified
- — Appointed Grand Master administrator of the Order of Christ Verified
- — Sponsored voyages that discovered the Azores Verified
- — Gil Eanes rounded Cape Bojador under Henry's sponsorship Verified
- — Took part in the failed expedition against Tangier Verified
- — Settled near Sagres in the Algarve
- — Died at Sagres, Portugal Verified