Elizabeth I vs Gerardus Mercator
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Compare the life timelines of Elizabeth I (1533–1603) and Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 61 years, from 1533 to 1594.
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Elizabeth I (1533–1603)
- — Born at Greenwich Palace Verified
- — Acceded to the English throne Verified
- — Crowned at Westminster Abbey
- — English fleet defeated the Spanish Armada Verified
- — Died at Richmond Palace Verified
Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594)
- — Born in Rupelmonde, County of Flanders Verified
- — Enrolled at the University of Leuven Verified
- — Married Barbara Schellekens in Leuven Verified
- — Constructed a celebrated terrestrial globe Verified
- — Imprisoned for several months on suspicion of heresy Verified
- — Moved to Duisburg in the Duchy of Cleves Verified
- — Appointed court cosmographer to Duke Wilhelm of Jülich-Cleves-Berg Verified
- — Published the 1569 world map introducing the Mercator projection Verified
- — Published the first parts of his Atlas Verified
- — Died in Duisburg Verified