Diego Velázquez vs Queen Nzinga
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Compare the life timelines of Diego Velázquez (1599–1660) and Queen Nzinga (1583–1663) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 61 years, from 1599 to 1660.
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Diego Velázquez (1599–1660)
- — Born in Seville, Spain Verified
- — Apprenticed to the painter Francisco Pacheco in Seville Verified
- — Married Juana Pacheco, daughter of his teacher Verified
- — Moved to Madrid and appointed court painter to King Philip IV Verified
- — First journey to Italy to study the Italian masters Verified
- — Painted The Surrender of Breda Verified
- — Second journey to Italy and Portrait of Pope Innocent X Verified
- — Painted Las Meninas Verified
- — Knighted in the Order of Santiago Verified
- — Died in Madrid Verified
Queen Nzinga (1583–1663)
- — Born into the royal family of Ndongo Verified
- — Negotiated a peace treaty with the Portuguese at Luanda Verified
- — Baptized as Ana de Sousa Verified
- — Became ruler of Ndongo Verified
- — Conquered the kingdom of Matamba Verified
- — Formed an alliance with the Dutch against Portugal Verified
- — Continued armed resistance after the Portuguese retook Luanda Verified
- — Concluded a peace treaty with Portugal Verified
- — Died in Matamba Verified