Gerardus Mercator vs Oda Nobunaga
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Compare the life timelines of Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594) and Oda Nobunaga (1534–1582) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 48 years, from 1534 to 1582.
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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
Oda Nobunaga (1534–1582)
- — Born in Owari province Verified
- — Married Nohime, daughter of Saito Dosan Verified
- — Succeeded his father and secured control of the Oda clan Verified
- — Victory at the Battle of Okehazama Verified
- — Marched on Kyoto and installed Ashikaga Yoshiaki as shogun Verified
- — Destroyed the Enryaku-ji monastery on Mount Hiei Verified
- — Expelled shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki, ending the Ashikaga shogunate Verified
- — Won the Battle of Nagashino with massed firearms Verified
- — Built Azuchi Castle on Lake Biwa Verified
- — Died in the Honno-ji Incident in Kyoto Verified