Jean-Baptiste Lully vs Jean de La Fontaine
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Compare the life timelines of Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–1687) and Jean de La Fontaine (1621–1695) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 55 years, from 1632 to 1687.
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Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–1687)
- — Born in Florence as Giovanni Battista Lulli Verified
- — Moved to France to serve Mademoiselle de Montpensier Verified
- — Danced with Louis XIV in the Ballet royal de la nuit Verified
- — Appointed surintendant of the king's music and became a French subject Verified
- — Married Madeleine Lambert Verified
- — Collaborated with Molière on comédies-ballets Verified
- — Took control of the Académie Royale de Musique Verified
- — Premiere of Cadmus et Hermione, the first tragédie en musique Verified
- — Injured his foot while conducting a Te Deum Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified
Jean de La Fontaine (1621–1695)
- — Born in Château-Thierry, Champagne Verified
- — Studied law in Paris Verified
- — Married Marie Héricart Verified
- — Inherited his father's office of maître des eaux et forêts Verified
- — Entered the patronage of finance minister Nicolas Fouquet Verified
- — Published his Contes et nouvelles en vers Verified
- — Published the first collection of his Fables Verified
- — Elected to the Académie française Verified
- — Published the twelfth and final book of the Fables Verified
- — Died in Paris at age 73 Verified