Hugo Grotius vs Peter Paul Rubens
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Compare the life timelines of Hugo Grotius (1583–1645) and Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 57 years, from 1583 to 1640.
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Hugo Grotius (1583–1645)
- — Born in Delft, Holland Verified
- — Entered Leiden University at age eleven Verified
- — Received a doctorate in law from the University of Orleans Verified
- — Married Maria van Reigersberch Verified
- — Published Mare Liberum, arguing for freedom of the seas Verified
- — Sentenced to life imprisonment at Loevestein Castle Verified
- — Escaped from Loevestein Castle hidden in a book chest and fled to Paris Verified
- — Published De jure belli ac pacis (On the Law of War and Peace) Verified
- — Served as Sweden's ambassador to France Verified
- — Died at Rostock after a shipwreck in the Baltic Verified
Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)
- — Born in Siegen, Westphalia Verified
- — Family returned to Antwerp Verified
- — Admitted as a master to the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke Verified
- — Traveled to Italy and served the Duke of Mantua Verified
- — Appointed court painter to Archduke Albert and Infanta Isabella Verified
- — Married Isabella Brant Verified
- — Painted the Antwerp Cathedral altarpieces Verified
- — Diplomatic missions to Spain and England, knighted by Charles I Verified
- — Married Hélène Fourment Verified
- — Died in Antwerp Verified