Denis Diderot vs Maria Theresa
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Compare the life timelines of Denis Diderot (1713–1784) and Maria Theresa (1717–1780) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 63 years, from 1717 to 1780.
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Denis Diderot (1713–1784)
- — Born in Langres, Champagne, France Verified
- — Received a Master of Arts degree from the University of Paris Verified
- — Married Antoinette Champion Verified
- — Became co-editor of the Encyclopedie Verified
- — Imprisoned at the Chateau de Vincennes for his Letter on the Blind Verified
- — Published the first volume of the Encyclopedie Verified
- — Began writing art criticism of the Paris Salons for the Correspondance litteraire Verified
- — Sold his library to Empress Catherine the Great of Russia Verified
- — Visited Catherine the Great in Saint Petersburg Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified
Maria Theresa (1717–1780)
- — Born in Vienna Verified
- — Married Francis Stephen of Lorraine Verified
- — Succeeded to the Habsburg dominions Verified
- — Defended her inheritance in the War of the Austrian Succession Verified
- — Crowned Queen of Hungary in Pressburg Verified
- — Secured the imperial crown for her husband, Francis I Verified
- — Enacted sweeping administrative and educational reforms Verified
- — Widowed; began co-regency with her son Joseph II Verified
- — Died in Vienna Verified