Queen Nzinga vs Thomas Hobbes
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Compare the life timelines of Queen Nzinga (1583–1663) and Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 75 years, from 1588 to 1663.
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Queen Nzinga (1583–1663)
- — Born into the royal family of Ndongo Verified
- — Negotiated a peace treaty with the Portuguese at Luanda Verified
- — Baptized as Ana de Sousa Verified
- — Became ruler of Ndongo Verified
- — Conquered the kingdom of Matamba Verified
- — Formed an alliance with the Dutch against Portugal Verified
- — Continued armed resistance after the Portuguese retook Luanda Verified
- — Concluded a peace treaty with Portugal Verified
- — Died in Matamba Verified
Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679)
- — Born in Westport, near Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England Verified
- — Studied at Magdalen Hall, Oxford Verified
- — Became tutor to William Cavendish, beginning a lifelong connection with the Cavendish family Verified
- — Published his English translation of Thucydides's History of the Peloponnesian War Verified
- — Fled to Paris ahead of the English Civil War Verified
- — Served as mathematics tutor to the future King Charles II in Paris Verified
- — Published Leviathan Verified
- — Returned to England and submitted to the Council of State Verified
- — Published verse translations of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey in his late eighties Verified
- — Died at Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, aged 91 Verified