Peter Paul Rubens
Baroque painter and diplomat of Antwerp whose workshop produced great canvases for the courts of Europe.
| Lived | 1577 – 1640 |
| Known as | Painter |
| Birthplace or main place | Antwerp |
| Places on the map | Antwerp |
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Who ruled these places in his lifetime
| Place | At birth (map of 1500) | At death (map of 1600) |
|---|---|---|
| Antwerp | Holy Roman Empire | Habsburg Netherlands |
From the border maps nearest to each date; borders are approximate.
Events in his lifetime
| Year | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1585 | Antwerp falls to the Duke of Parma; the Dutch close the Scheldt | Antwerp |
Battles and sites of the time
- Battle of Gravelines · 1588
- Battle of the White Mountain · 1620
- Battle of Lützen · 1632
Further reading
Contemporaries
| Lived | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| 1564 – 1642 | Galileo Galilei | Scientist |
| c. 1574 – 1635 | Samuel de Champlain | Explorer |
| c. 1583 – 1663 | Queen Nzinga | Queen of Ndongo and Matamba |
| 1571 – 1629 | Shah Abbas I | Safavid shah |
| 1592 – 1666 | Shah Jahan | Mughal emperor |
| 1596 – 1650 | René Descartes | Philosopher and mathematician |
| 1543 – 1616 | Tokugawa Ieyasu | First Tokugawa shogun |
| 1547 – 1616 | Miguel de Cervantes | Writer |
| 1564 – 1616 | William Shakespeare | Playwright and poet |
| 1603 – 1659 | Abel Tasman | Navigator |
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.