Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina vs Philip II of Spain
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Compare the life timelines of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525–1594) and Philip II of Spain (1527–1598) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 67 years, from 1527 to 1594.
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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
Philip II of Spain (1527–1598)
- — Born at Valladolid, Spain Verified
- — Married Queen Mary I of England Verified
- — Became King of Spain upon his father's abdication Verified
- — Established Madrid as the seat of the Spanish court Verified
- — Built the Monastery of El Escorial Verified
- — Outbreak of the Dutch Revolt Verified
- — Holy League fleet defeated the Ottomans at Lepanto Verified
- — Became King of Portugal, uniting the Iberian crowns Verified
- — Launched the Spanish Armada against England Verified
- — Died at El Escorial Verified