Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina vs Mary, Queen of Scots
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Compare the life timelines of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525–1594) and Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1587) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 45 years, from 1542 to 1587.
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525–1594)
- — Born in Palestrina, near Rome Verified
- — Choirboy at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome Verified
- — Appointed organist of the cathedral of Palestrina Verified
- — Married Lucrezia Gori Verified
- — Appointed maestro of the Cappella Giulia at Saint Peter's Verified
- — Directed music at St John Lateran and Santa Maria Maggiore Verified
- — Composed the Pope Marcellus Mass Verified
- — Returned to the Cappella Giulia as maestro Verified
- — Widowed by plague and remarried Virginia Dormoli Verified
- — Died in Rome Verified
Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1587)
- — Born at Linlithgow Palace Verified
- — Became Queen of Scotland at six days old Verified
- — Sent to France to be raised at the French court Verified
- — Married the Dauphin Francis of France Verified
- — Returned to Scotland after the death of Francis II Verified
- — Married Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley Verified
- — Gave birth to the future James VI and I Verified
- — Forced to abdicate the Scottish throne Verified
- — Fled to England and was taken into custody Verified
- — Executed at Fotheringhay Castle Verified