Ludwig van Beethoven
Born in Bonn, he worked in Vienna and, though deaf, composed the Ninth Symphony, bridging the Classical and Romantic eras.
| Lived | 1770 – 1827 |
| Known as | Composer |
| Birthplace or main place | Bonn |
| Places on the map | Vienna |
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Who ruled these places in his lifetime
| Place | At birth (map of 1700) | At death (map of 1815) |
|---|---|---|
| Bonn | Holy Roman Empire | Prussia |
| Vienna | Holy Roman Empire | Austrian Empire |
From the border maps nearest to each date; borders are approximate.
Events in his lifetime
| Year | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1815 | The Congress of Vienna rebuilds Europe after the Napoleonic Wars | Vienna |
Battles and sites of the time
- Battle of Austerlitz · 1805
- Battle of Leipzig · 1813
- Battle of Waterloo · 1815
Further reading
Contemporaries
| Lived | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| 1749 – 1832 | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | Writer |
| 1769 – 1849 | Muhammad Ali Pasha | Ruler of Egypt |
| 1743 – 1826 | Thomas Jefferson | Third president of the United States |
| 1769 – 1821 | Napoleon Bonaparte | Emperor of the French |
| c. 1758 – 1819 | Kamehameha I | King of Hawaiʻi |
| 1778 – 1850 | José de San Martín | Leader of South American independence |
| 1780 – 1839 | Ranjit Singh | Maharaja of the Sikh Empire |
| 1781 – 1826 | Stamford Raffles | British colonial official |
| 1783 – 1830 | Simón Bolívar | Liberator of South America |
| 1785 – 1850 | Lin Zexu | Qing official |
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.