Time Period
Printing Era
1450 - 1699
The Printing Era took place between 1450 and 1699. This Era was preceded by the Scribal Era and followed by the Newspaper Era. The most memorable people born in this era include Frederick William, Duke of Courland, Balthasar Hubmaier, and Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg. The most important cities in this era, ranked by number of deaths, were Rome (194), Paris (139), and Venice (113).
People
Between 1450 and 1699, the Printing Era era was the birth place of 4,400 globally memorable people, including Frederick William, Duke of Courland, Balthasar Hubmaier, and Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg. Additionaly, 3,893 globally memorable people passed away during the Printing Era era including Jean-Baptiste Lully, Pietro Mengoli, and Claes Jansz. Visscher.
People Born during the Printing Era era
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Frederick William, Duke of Courland
1692 - 1711
HPI: 64.52
Balthasar Hubmaier
1485 - 1528
HPI: 64.51
Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg
1547 - 1614
HPI: 66.09
Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
1617 - 1677
HPI: 63.45
John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
1658 - 1729
HPI: 70.11
Kaya Sultan
1633 - 1659
HPI: 67.67
Magdalene of Bavaria
1587 - 1628
HPI: 62.64
Gerardus Mercator
1512 - 1594
HPI: 80.12
Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours
1624 - 1652
HPI: 61.76
Hendrick van Balen the Elder
1570 - 1632
HPI: 63.92
Christian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau
1616 - 1679
HPI: 56.99
Count Palatine Joseph Charles of Sulzbach
1694 - 1729
HPI: 64.34
People Deceased during the Printing Era era
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Jean-Baptiste Lully
1632 - 1687
HPI: 80.15
Pietro Mengoli
1626 - 1686
HPI: 60.05
Claes Jansz. Visscher
1587 - 1652
HPI: 60.43
Charles VIII of France
1470 - 1498
HPI: 80.03
Giovanni da Verrazzano
1485 - 1528
HPI: 71.94
Zara Yaqob
1399 - 1468
HPI: 60.16
Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain
1584 - 1611
HPI: 73.75
Hadım Sinan Pasha
1459 - 1517
HPI: 60.85
William Byrd
1543 - 1623
HPI: 71.09
Poliziano
1454 - 1494
HPI: 71.34
Francesca Caccini
1587 - 1640
HPI: 69.31
Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet
1628 - 1699
HPI: 55.69
Occupations
Most individuals born in the Printing Era were POLITICIANS (1371), PAINTERS (505), WRITERS (426), RELIGIOUS FIGURES (344), and NOBLEMEN (297), while most who died were COMPOSERS (135), MATHEMATICIANS (85), GEOGRAPHERS (15), POLITICIANS (1284), and EXPLORERS (151).
