Ewuare the Great vs Leon Battista Alberti
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Compare the life timelines of Ewuare the Great (1400–1473) and Leon Battista Alberti (1404–1472) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 68 years, from 1404 to 1472.
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Ewuare the Great (1400–1473)
- — Born a prince of the royal dynasty of Benin
- — Exiled from Benin during a succession struggle, according to tradition
- — Seized the throne and became Oba of Benin as Ewuare Verified
- — Rebuilt Benin City with walls, moats and a planned layout Verified
- — Expanded Benin's territory through extensive military campaigns Verified
- — Reformed the government and established hereditary succession Verified
- — Patronized Benin's brass-casting and ivory-carving guilds
- — First Portuguese contact with Benin occurred near the end of his reign
- — Died and was succeeded by his son Ezoti
Leon Battista Alberti (1404–1472)
- — Born in Genoa Verified
- — Studied at Gasparino Barzizza's school in Padua Verified
- — Earned a doctorate in canon law at Bologna Verified
- — Appointed abbreviator at the papal curia Verified
- — Completed On the Family (Della famiglia) Verified
- — Wrote On Painting (De pictura) Verified
- — Began remodeling the Tempio Malatestiano in Rimini Verified
- — Presented De re aedificatoria to Pope Nicholas V Verified
- — Designed the facade of Santa Maria Novella in Florence Verified
- — Died in Rome Verified