Political Leaders in Lucca

The atlas holds 7 people and 15 moments here, from 56 BC to 1821. The most recorded lives are Galileo Galilei, Dante Alighieri and Michel de Montaigne.

Notable people

  1. Galileo Galilei

    from 1564 to 1589

    4 moments here

    Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, mathematician, and natural philosopher. Born in Pisa, Galileo was educated in Tuscany, taught mathematics at…

  2. Dante Alighieri

    from 1289 to 1314

    3 moments here

    Florentine poet, prose writer, philosopher, and statesman whose Divine Comedy became a foundational work of Italian and European literature.…

  3. Michel de Montaigne

    in 1581

    3 moments here

    French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…

  4. Niccolò Machiavelli

    from 1509 to 1520

    2 moments here

    Florentine diplomat, civil servant, political theorist, playwright, and historian of the Italian Renaissance.…

  5. Leonardo da Vinci

    in 1503

    1 moment here

    Italian Renaissance painter, draftsman, engineer, architect, anatomist, and natural philosopher.…

  6. Julius Caesar

    in 56 BC

    1 moment here

    Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman politician, general, orator and author whose career spanned the late Roman Republic.…

  7. Lord Byron

    in 1821

    1 moment here

    George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788–1824), was a British poet, peer, and political speaker.…

Moments

  1. 56 BC Meets Pompey and Crassus at Lucca Julius Caesar
  2. 1289 Witnessed Caprona's capitulation Dante Alighieri
  3. 1308 Stayed in Lucca Dante Alighieri
  4. 1314 Possible later return to Lucca Dante Alighieri
  5. 1503 Joins the campaign near Pisa Leonardo da Vinci
  6. 1509 Entry into Pisa after surrender Niccolò Machiavelli
  7. 1520 Commercial mission to Lucca Niccolò Machiavelli
  8. 1564 Baptized at Pisa Cathedral Galileo Galilei
  9. 1564 Born in Pisa Galileo Galilei
  10. 1581 Residence in Pisa Michel de Montaigne
  11. 1581 Election news at Lucca Michel de Montaigne
  12. 1581 Return to Lucca from Bagni della Villa Michel de Montaigne
  13. 1583 Observed the cathedral lantern Galileo Galilei
  14. 1589 Began teaching mathematics at Pisa Galileo Galilei
  15. 1821 Move to Pisa Lord Byron

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