European Wars of Religion 1524–1697

Key battles

• Battle of Frankenhausen (1525)
• Siege of Kinsale (1601)

Who lived through the European Wars of Religion

Well-known people alive during 1524–1697:

• William Shakespeare (1564–1616) — English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
• Isaac Newton (1643–1727) — English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)
• Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) — Italian polymath (1564–1642)
• Michelangelo (1475–1564) — Italian artist and architect (1475-1564)
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) — German composer (1685–1750)
• Martin Luther (1483–1546) — German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
• René Descartes (1596–1650) — French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650)
• Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616) — Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (1547-1616)
• Molière (1622–1673) — French playwright and actor (1622–1673)
• Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) — Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
• John Locke (1632–1704) — English philosopher and physician (1632-1704)
• Rembrandt (1606–1669) — Dutch painter and printmaker (1606–1669)
• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716) — German mathematician and philosopher (1646–1716)
• Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694) — Japanese poet (1644–1694)
• Blaise Pascal (1623–1662) — French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher (1623-1662)
• Elizabeth I of England (1533–1603) — Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603
• Francis Bacon (1561–1626) — English philosopher and statesman (1561–1626)
• Louis XIV of France (1638–1715) — King of France and of Navarre from 1643 to 1715 (1638-1715)
• Johannes Kepler (1572–1630) — German mathematician and astronomer (1571–1630)
• Peter the Great (1672–1725) — Tsar/Emperor of Russia from 1682 to 1725
• Benedictus de Spinoza (1632–1677) — Dutch philosopher (1632-1677)
• Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) — Flemish painter (1577–1640)
• Hernán Cortés (1485–1547) — Spanish conquistador
• Akbar (1542–1605) — the third and greatest Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605
• Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) — Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)

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