Gerardus Mercator vs Ivan the Terrible
2 of 5 added. Type a name to add another.
Compare the life timelines of Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594) and Ivan the Terrible (1530–1584) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 54 years, from 1530 to 1584.
Verified event
Unverified event
Approximate (circa) date
Lifespan
Scroll to zoom, drag to pan. Hover events for details. Click a name to open the profile.
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
Ivan the Terrible (1530–1584)
- — Born at Kolomenskoye near Moscow Verified
- — Became Grand Prince of Moscow at age three Verified
- — Crowned the first Tsar of all Russia Verified
- — Married Anastasia Romanovna Verified
- — Conquered the Khanate of Kazan Verified
- — Annexed the Khanate of Astrakhan Verified
- — Began the Livonian War Verified
- — Instituted the oprichnina Verified
- — Fatally struck his son and heir Tsarevich Ivan Verified
- — Died in Moscow Verified