Historical figures in Aachen

The atlas holds 7 people and 22 moments here, from 768 to 1834. The most recorded lives are Charlemagne, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Voltaire. Among them Musicians and Composers, Educators and Royalty, across the Enlightenment and the Age of Exploration.

Notable people

  1. Charlemagne

    from 768 to 814

    16 moments here

    Frankish king, Lombard king, and Carolingian emperor who ruled from 768 to 814. His itinerant court moved across Francia, Saxony, Italy, Bavaria, the…

  2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    in 1763

    1 moment here

    Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…

  3. Voltaire

    in 1742

    1 moment here

    François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…

  4. Frédéric Chopin

    in 1834

    1 moment here

    Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. Born in Żelazowa Wola, he grew up and trained in Warsaw, travelled through Central…

  5. Albrecht Dürer

    in 1520

    1 moment here

    German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the Northern Renaissance. Born and died in Nuremberg, Dürer trained there before traveling through the…

  6. George Frideric Handel

    in 1737

    1 moment here

    German-British Baroque composer. Born in Halle, he worked in Hamburg, travelled in Italy, served as Kapellmeister at Hanover, and settled in England.…

  7. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

    in 1520

    1 moment here

    Charles V (1500–1558), also Charles I of Spain, was Holy Roman Emperor, king of Spain, and ruler of the Habsburg Netherlands.…

Moments

  1. 768 First recorded Christmas at Aachen Charlemagne
  2. 769 Issued a charter at Aachen Charlemagne
  3. 794 Spent Christmas at Aachen Charlemagne
  4. 795 Maintained residence at Aachen Charlemagne
  5. 797 Returned to Aachen from the North Sea Charlemagne
  6. 799 Wintered at Aachen after the Saxon campaign Charlemagne
  7. 801 Spent Christmas at Aachen Charlemagne
  8. 802 Held court and synod at Aachen Charlemagne
  9. 803 Returned to Aachen for winter Charlemagne
  10. 808 Returned from Nijmegen to Aachen Charlemagne
  11. 809 Summoned the Filioque council at Aachen Charlemagne
  12. 810 Held Easter court at Aachen Charlemagne
  13. 811 Returned to Aachen after northern operations Charlemagne
  14. 812 Received Byzantine recognition at Aachen Charlemagne
  15. 813 Crowned Louis co-emperor at Aachen Charlemagne
  16. 814 Died at Aachen Charlemagne
  17. 1520 Visit to Aachen and coronation Albrecht Dürer
  18. 1520 Coronation as King in Germany Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  19. 1737 Spa treatment at Burtscheid George Frideric Handel
  20. 1742 Meets Frederick at Aachen Voltaire
  21. 1763 Performs for a Prussian princess Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  22. 1834 Lower Rhenish Music Festival Frédéric Chopin

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