Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina vs Michel de Montaigne
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Compare the life timelines of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525–1594) and Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 59 years, from 1533 to 1592.
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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
Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)
- — Born at the Château de Montaigne Verified
- — Educated at the Collège de Guyenne in Bordeaux Verified
- — Became a counselor in the Parlement of Bordeaux Verified
- — Friendship with Étienne de La Boétie Verified
- — Married Françoise de la Chassaigne Verified
- — Retired to the tower of his château to write Verified
- — Published the first edition of the Essais Verified
- — Traveled through France, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy Verified
- — Served as mayor of Bordeaux Verified
- — Died at the Château de Montaigne Verified