Biography

Monday, 4 May 2026

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William Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s parents probably got married in 1557. Most likely they were cousins - John’s mother and Mary’s mother were sisters.
In 16th-century England, this type of marriage was not uncommon.
Constantine the Great
The emperor's body was placed in a golden coffin decorated with imperial purple, transported to Constantinople, and placed in the imperial palace.
Control of the funeral ceremonies was taken over by Constantine's son, Constantius, who arrived from ...
Frederic Chopin
The young Frederic Chopin performed before Prince Konstantin Romanov and presented him with an unknown march.
The prince asked him to perform it again. The military march, which pleased the Duke so well, appear ...
Michelangelo
Michelangelo died in Rome in 1564, at the age of 89.
He worked on the Pietà Rondanini almost until his death. He lived with his servant Francesco Armador ...
Peter the Great
Peter I's trip to Western Europe is described by chronicles as one of the "milestones" of his reign.
The repercussions of this trip were the changes that took place in Russia. From a semi-oriental, rem ...
John Sutter
Sutter claimed he was a member of the Royal Swiss Guard and introduced himself as Captain John Sutter.
To this day his claims have not been verified. Either way, he titled himself that way which helped his career as a colonizer of California.
Homer
"The Aeneid" - the epic by the Roman poet Virgil is a direct reference to the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey".
The Roman epic was written in hexameter in the first century BC.  In twelve books of 9892 verses, it describes the story of the Trojan Aeneas, the legendary protoploss of the Romans.
Michelangelo
Michelangelo loved Florence, but his most exciting assignments were in Rome.
He was eager to take advantage of them because he felt it would enhance his position as a well-known ...
Charles III
He became heir to the British throne when he was less than 3.5 years old. Charles' grandfather, King George VI, died on February 6, 1952, making the then 26-year-old Elizabeth Queen.
Although Charles was first in line to the British throne at such a young age, he had to wait another ...
Nikola Tesla
He was born into a Serbian family, and his ancestors came from western Serbia near Montenegro.
He was the son of Milutin Tesla, an Orthodox presbyter, and Georgina Djuka Mandić, whose father was ...