Renaissance

Early Modern European Timeline

  • Period: Sep 26, 1276 to Sep 26, 1337

    Giotti

    Italian painter and architect--led the way in the use of realism
  • Period: Sep 26, 1304 to Sep 26, 1374

    Petrarch

    Father of the renaissance
  • Period: Sep 26, 1350 to Sep 26, 1550

    Italian Renaissance

  • Period: Sep 26, 1386 to Sep 26, 1466

    Donatello

    Revived the classical figure with his "Michael" bronze statue
  • Period: Sep 26, 1394 to Sep 26, 1460

    Henry the navigator

    Largely responsible for Portuguese overseas exploration
  • Period: Sep 26, 1400 to Sep 26, 1500

    Northern Renaissance

  • Period: Sep 26, 1420 to Sep 26, 1500

    Age of Portuguese Exploration and Expansion

  • Period: Sep 26, 1452 to Sep 26, 1519

    Leonardo DaVinci

    Most famous renaissance man--genius in many topics of study. Many unfinished pieces of art and inventions. Artworks include the Mona Lisa, Last Supper, virgin on the Rocks.
  • Sep 26, 1453

    Ottoman conquest of Constantinople

    Inspired european-muslim tension for centuries; also blocked available trading routes
  • Sep 26, 1455

    Gutenberg invents the Printing Press

    Spread ideas during the Enlightenment, as well as Reformation. Increased literacy and European basis of ideas.
  • Period: Sep 26, 1465 to Sep 26, 1519

    Teztel

    Influential priest of the Catholic Church during the reformation, supported indelgences
  • Period: Sep 26, 1469 to Sep 26, 1527

    Machiavelli

    Political theorist who wrote the controversial "The Prince"
  • Period: Sep 26, 1475 to Sep 26, 1564

    Michelangelo

    La Pieta, Sistine Chapel, Statue of David, Last Judgement
  • Period: Sep 26, 1483 to Sep 26, 1520

    Raphael

    Famous florentine artist, painted church frescoes and portraits. Emphasized the importance of imitating nature and developing an orderly sequence of design and proportion.
  • Period: Sep 26, 1483 to Sep 26, 1546

    Martin Luther

    Priest who criticized the Catholic Church and began the Protestant formation, and counter-reformation with his 95 Theses
  • Period: Sep 26, 1484 to Sep 26, 1531

    Ulrich Zwingli

    Important early reformer of religion. Convinced that Christian Life rested on the Scriptures
  • Period: Sep 26, 1485 to Sep 26, 1509

    Henry VII

    Tudor King that worked to establish a central monarchy and a unified nation-state in England during the Middle Ages.
  • Period: Sep 26, 1491 to Sep 26, 1556

    Ignatius of Loyola

    Founder of the Jesuits, religious leader during the Reformation
  • Period: Sep 26, 1491 to Sep 26, 1547

    Henry VIII

    Tudor King after his father, King Henry VII
  • Sep 26, 1492

    Conquest of Granada, Expulsion of Jews, Columbus exploration

    Spain's 3 major events, all in 1 year.
  • Period: Sep 26, 1492 to

    Age of Spanish Exploration and Expansion

  • Period: Sep 26, 1494 to Sep 26, 1547

    Francis I

    King of France during the Renaissance
  • Sep 26, 1495

    French invade Italy

    Divided city-states allowed for french invasion
  • Period: Sep 26, 1500 to

    Catholic (Counter-) Reformation

  • Period: Sep 26, 1500 to Sep 26, 1558

    Charles V

    Ruler of the Holy Roman Empire
  • Period: Sep 26, 1509 to Sep 26, 1564

    John Calvin

    Founder of Calvinism
  • Sep 26, 1510

    Raphael paints "School of Athens"

  • Sep 26, 1513

    Machiavelli writes the Prince

    Height of Enlightenment idea-- proposed a revolutionary political way of thinking
  • Period: Sep 26, 1515 to Sep 26, 1582

    Teresa of Avila

    Spanish mystic, saint, Carmelite nun, and reformer of the Carmelite Order
  • Sep 26, 1517

    Luther writes the 95 Theses

    Reformation-- criticized Catholic church, led to Protest reformation
  • Period: Sep 26, 1517 to Sep 26, 1555

    Growth of Lutheranism

  • Period: Sep 26, 1534 to Sep 26, 1550

    Growth of Calvinism

  • Sep 26, 1543

    Copernicus writes "On the Revolutions of Heavenly Bodies"

    Scientific revolution
  • Period: Sep 26, 1545 to Sep 26, 1563

    Council of Trent

  • Sep 26, 1555

    Peace of Augsburg

    First permanent legal basis for the existence of Lutheranism
  • Sep 26, 1556

    Charles V abdicates

  • Defeat of the Spanish Armada

  • Edict of Nantes passed by Henry IV

  • Elizabeth I of England dies

  • Beginning of the 30 Years' War

  • Charles I is executed, Cromwell comes to power in England