Guillaume de Machaut vs Petrarch
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Compare the life timelines of Guillaume de Machaut (1300–1377) and Petrarch (1304–1374) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 70 years, from 1304 to 1374.
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Guillaume de Machaut (1300–1377)
- — Born in the region of Reims, France Verified
- — Entered the service of John of Bohemia Verified
- — Appointed canon of Reims Cathedral Verified
- — Death of patron John of Bohemia at Crécy Verified
- — Lived through the Black Death Verified
- — Composed the Messe de Nostre Dame Verified
- — Wrote Le Voir Dit Verified
- — Supervised complete-works manuscripts Verified
- — Died at Reims Verified
Petrarch (1304–1374)
- — Born in Arezzo Verified
- — Family moved to Avignon Verified
- — Studied law at Montpellier and Bologna Verified
- — First sight of Laura
- — Ascent of Mont Ventoux
- — Crowned poet laureate in Rome Verified
- — Discovered Cicero's letters to Atticus in Verona Verified
- — Moved to Milan under Visconti patronage Verified
- — Retired to Arquà in the Euganean Hills Verified
- — Died at Arquà Verified