François Viète vs Tokugawa Ieyasu
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Compare the life timelines of François Viète (1540–1603) and Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 60 years, from 1543 to 1603.
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François Viète (1540–1603)
- — Born in Fontenay-le-Comte, Poitou, France Verified
- — Received a law degree from the University of Poitiers Verified
- — Became tutor to Catherine de Parthenay Verified
- — Appointed counselor to the Parlement of Brittany at Rennes Verified
- — Became royal privy counselor under King Henry III Verified
- — Banished from court through the influence of political enemies Verified
- — Broke the Spanish cipher for King Henry IV Verified
- — Published In artem analyticem isagoge, founding symbolic algebra Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616)
- — Born at Okazaki Castle in Mikawa Province Verified
- — Sent as a child hostage, spending his youth with the Oda and Imagawa clans Verified
- — Regained independence after the Battle of Okehazama Verified
- — Formed an alliance with Oda Nobunaga Verified
- — Transferred to the Kanto region and made Edo his base Verified
- — Won the Battle of Sekigahara Verified
- — Appointed shogun, founding the Tokugawa shogunate Verified
- — Abdicated the shogunate to his son Tokugawa Hidetada Verified
- — Destroyed the Toyotomi clan at the Siege of Osaka Verified
- — Died at Sunpu Castle Verified