Renaissance and Reformation

  • Petrarch
    Aug 20, 1304

    Petrarch

    Petrarch was a scholar who laid foundations for the Renaissance.also his nickname is "The Father of the Renaissance"
  • Lorenzo de ' Medici
    Jan 1, 1449

    Lorenzo de ' Medici

    He is Known as "Lorenzo The Magnifficent".he was an italian statesman,banker,and Ruler of the Florentine Republic.also he was the most powerful Patron in Italy.
  • Leonardo da Vinci
    Apr 15, 1452

    Leonardo da Vinci

    Leonardo da Vinci was a painter,sculpter,draftsmen,architect and even an engineer.he is mainly known for his Art making
  • Johan Gutenberg
    Feb 3, 1468

    Johan Gutenberg

    He was a German Craftsman and Inventor. Gutenberg designed and built the first known mechanized printing press in Europe.
  • Pope paul III
    Feb 29, 1468

    Pope paul III

    He came to the papal throne in an era following the sack of Rome in 1527 and rife with uncertainties in the Catholic Church following the Protestant Reformation. he was the head of the Catholic Church, and he was also the Ruler of the Papal states.
  • Machiavelli
    May 3, 1469

    Machiavelli

    Machiavelli was known for his political ideas,his two most famous books were, "The Prince" and "The Discourses on Ivy".His book The Prince was not published until 5 years after his Death
  • Albrecht Durer
    May 21, 1471

    Albrecht Durer

    Durer was a German Painter, Printmaker, and Theorist. Durer established his reputation and influence across Europe in his 20s due to high-quality woodcut prints.
  • Michelangelo
    Mar 6, 1475

    Michelangelo

    Michelangelo was an Italian Painter.his Art is most famous for the Realism,the complexity,and just the consideration,space and lighting.Michelangelo sculped the "Pieta" in rome along with the "David" in Florence
  • Thomas More
    Feb 7, 1478

    Thomas More

    More studied to become a Lawyer. recognized for his great intelligence and wisdom, he rose through the ranks of parliament and earned King Henry VIII"s favor until he became lord Chancellor in 1529.
  • Raphael
    Apr 6, 1483

    Raphael

    Raphael is a famous Painter his most famous painting is the "Madonna in the Meadow".The most important masterpiece from Raphael was "The School of Athens".
  • Martin Luther
    Nov 10, 1483

    Martin Luther

    Luther was a priest, author, professor, and hymn writer. He was the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation, and his theological beliefs formed the basis of Lutheranism.
  • Thomas Cranmer
    Jul 2, 1489

    Thomas Cranmer

    Thomas Cranmer was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, and, for a short time, Mary I. also
    Thomas Cranmer is known as one of the architects of Anglicanism due to his role in establishing it during Henry VIII's reign.
  • Henry VIII
    Jun 28, 1491

    Henry VIII

    Henry is best known for his six marriages, and his efforts to have his first marriage annulled. He is also credited with establishing the Royal Navy, encouraging shipbuilding, and the creation of anchorages and dockyards.
  • Ignatius of Loyola
    Aug 23, 1491

    Ignatius of Loyola

    Ignatius of Loyola venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Spanish Catholic priest and theologian with six companions, founded the religious order of the Society of Jesus, and became its first Superior General, in Paris in 1541.
  • John Calvin
    Jul 10, 1509

    John Calvin

    John Calvin was a French theologian, pastor, and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation. also Calvin is known for his influential Institutes of the Christian Religion.
  • Elizabeth I
    Sep 7, 1533

    Elizabeth I

    Elizabeth was the last monarch of the House of Tudor and is sometimes referred to as the "Virgin Queen". Her 45-year reign is generally considered one of the most glorious in English history.
  • Erasmus
    Jul 12, 1536

    Erasmus

    He was a Duch Christian humanist, Catholic theologian, educationalist, and Philosopher.
  • William Shakespeare
    Apr 26, 1564

    William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.His most famous work would be "Hamlet".