Jean Racine vs Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
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Compare the life timelines of Jean Racine (1639–1699) and Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633–1707) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 60 years, from 1639 to 1699.
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Jean Racine (1639–1699)
- — Born in La Ferté-Milon Verified
- — Educated at the Jansenist schools of Port-Royal Verified
- — First staged tragedy, La Thébaïde, produced by Molière's troupe Verified
- — Triumph of Andromaque Verified
- — Elected to the Académie française Verified
- — Premiere of Phèdre Verified
- — Appointed royal historiographer to Louis XIV Verified
- — Married Catherine de Romanet Verified
- — Wrote the biblical dramas Esther and Athalie for Saint-Cyr Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633–1707)
- — Born in Saint-Léger-de-Foucheret, Burgundy, France Verified
- — Joined the army of the Prince de Condé during the Fronde Verified
- — Entered royal service and was commissioned a king's engineer Verified
- — Married Jeanne d'Osnay Verified
- — Built the 'iron belt' of fortresses around France Verified
- — Directed the celebrated siege of Maastricht Verified
- — Appointed Commissioner General of Fortifications Verified
- — Created Marshal of France Verified
- — Published his 'Projet d'une dîme royale' proposing tax reform Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified