Encyclopedia: Relevant People from the Middle Ages by The Middle Ages Project https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9 en-us 2023-03-01 14:40:44 UTC 2025-11-10 16:05:22 UTC hello@padlet.com Dante Alighieri themiddleagesproject2022 https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2499638200 Name:
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Date of Birth:  1200
Place of Birth: Murau, Austria.
Date of Death: 1278
Place of Death: Austria
Nationality: Austrian
Native language: German
Marital Status: married
Job/Profession: Knight and poet
Why is he famous for?: Ulrich is famous for his supposedly autobiographical poetry collection Frauendienst (Service of the Lady).
Facts about his life: He had three castles. He was a page and after a squire. He was a noble and he fought in a war.

]]> 2023-03-01 15:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2499685151 Margery Kempe https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514025328 Name: Margery Kempe
Date of Birth: 1373
Place of Birth: King´s Lynn
Date of Death: 1438
Place of Death: Norfolk
Nationality: British
Native language: English
Marital Status: Widow
Job/Profession: Writer and autobiographer
Why was he famous for?: Was an English mystic,known for dictating The Book of Margery Kempe, a work considered by some to be the first autobiography in English language. 
Facts about his life: From the 1420, Kempe lived apart from her husband. When she got sick, however, she returned to Lynn to be her nurse. Their son, who lived in Germany, also returned to Lynn with his wife. However, both her son and her husband died in 1431.

]]> 2023-03-13 08:11:03 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514025328 Bede: https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514026147 nome: Bede/ Beda venerabilis
date of birth:672
place of birth: Jarrow, northumbia
place of deat: Jarrow northumbia
nationality: Espanish
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martial status: Married( Hilda de witby
job/ profesion: techer and writting.
why was he famous for?
facts about his life:]]> 2023-03-13 08:11:47 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514026147 Catherine de Medici https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514026149 Name: Catherine de Medici
Date of Birth:  thirteen of april of one thousand five hundred nineteen- 1519
Place of Birth: Florence
Date of Death: five of January of one thousand five hundred eighty nine- 1589
Place of Death: Blois, france
Nationality: italian
Native language: italian
Marital Status: married
Job/Profession: noble
Why was she famous for?: becouse revolutionize gastronomy and introduce us to the world of desserts and exotic kitchen utensils

]]> 2023-03-13 08:11:47 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514026149 St. Thomas Aquinas https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514026170 Name: Tommaso d'Aquino
Date of Birth: 1225 
Place of Birth: Roccasecca, Kingdom of Sicily
Date of Death: 7 march 1274
Place of Death: Fossanova, Papal States
Nationality: Italian
Native language: Italian
Marital Status: Single
Job/Profession: Phiosopher and theologian
Why was he famous for?:
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Name:Genghis Khan
Date of Birth: 1162
Place of Birth:Dulun-Boldak
Date of Death:1227(65 years)
Place of Death:Yinchuan(Empire Chino)
Nationality:Mongolia
Native language:Mongol
Marital Status:Marrier(Börte)
Job/Profession:Emperor of Chino
Why was he famous for?:He was famous because,he was the more killer than of Mongolia.
Facts about his life: He emperor in the temple Taizu,his religion is the Tangrianismo.His father was Yesugei and his mather was Hoelun,he has got four sons.
]]> 2023-03-13 08:11:54 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514026266 Lady Guinevere https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514026613 Lady Guinevere
Name: Lady Guinevere
Date of Birth:  century V
Place of Birth: British
Date of Death: century VI
Place of Death: Tower of London
Nationality: England
Native language: English
Marital Status: Married
Job/Profession: Writer
Why was she famous for?: For being unfaithful to king Arthur
]]> 2023-03-13 08:12:14 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514026613 Marco Polo https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514026616 Name: Marco Polo
Date of Birth: 15th Septtembre 1254 
Place of Birth: Venecia
Date of Death: 8th or 9th January 1324
Place of Death: Venecia
Nationality: Italian
Native language: Italian
Marital Status: Married
Job/Profession: Merchant
Why was he famous for?: He was one of the most importants merchants and navigators. He introduce in Europe a lot of chinese products. He write «The travels of Marco Polo».
Facts about his life: ]]> 2023-03-13 08:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514026616 William Wallace https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514026802 Name: Willian  wallace.
Date of Birth:1.270.
Place of Birth:Eldersile, United Kingdon.
Date of Death:23 August,  1.305.
Place of  Death: Smithfiel Homban.
Nationality: Scottish.
Native language: Scottish Gaelic.
Marital estatus:married
Job/Professiio:Major
Why was he famous for? He led 
the independence war.
He war the
 battle of stirling
Facts about his  life: the
 hero of scottand.He 
governed a part of 
scotland taken from
the english.

]]> 2023-03-13 08:12:24 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514026802 Geoffrey Chaucer https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514026905
Name:Geoffrey Chaucer
Date of Birth:  1343
Place of Birth:Londres
Date of Death:25/10/1400
Place of Death:Unknown causes
Nationality:English
Native language:English
Marital Status:Single
Job/Profession:Writer
Why was he famous for:Canterbury tales
Facts about his life:His is the father writinc english


]]> 2023-03-13 08:12:31 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514026905 Robin Hood https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514026974 Name:Robin Hood
 Date of Birth:1290
Place of Birth:Wakefield
 Date of Death:1346
 Place of Death:Sherwood
 Nationality:English
 Native language:English
Marital Status:Married
 Job/Profession:Archer
Why was he famous for?:He was famous for being the best archer and the protector of poor people.
 Facts about his life:He lived in a forest.He became a robber from rich people.


]]> 2023-03-13 08:12:35 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514026974 Lancelot du Lac https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514134482 Name: Lancelot du Lac
Date of Birth:  Century XII
Place of Birth: Galahad
Date of Death: After fall of the kingdom
Place of Death: Ginebra
Nationality: english
Native language: English
Marital Status: Married
Job/Profession:Knight
Why is he famous for: knight of the round table
Facts about his life: 
-Queen Ginebra cuckolded king Arthur with Lancelot du Lac
-The king more strong of kinghts of the round table.

]]> 2023-03-13 09:49:13 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514134482 John of England https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514136521 Name: John of England
Date of Birth:  24-12-1166
Place of Birth: Palacio de Beaumont, Oxford
Date of Death: october 1216
Place of Death: Newark-on-Trent, Reino Unido
Nationality: England
Native language: eanglish
Marital Status: married
Job/Profession: he was king of england from 1199 until his death
Why was he famous for?: He was famous beacause was king of England.
Facts about his life: John of England defeat Athur and he did carry out in 1203]]> 2023-03-13 09:50:55 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514136521 Saladin https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514139366 Name:saladin
Date of Birth:  1137
Place of Birth:tikrit,irak
Date of Death:1193
Place of Death:damasco,siria
Nationality:iraki
Native language:irak
Marital Status:alone
Job/Profession:military
Why was he famous for?:for take jerusalen
Facts about his life: take jerusalen ]]> 2023-03-13 09:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514139366 Richard The Lionheart (Lara Labraña) https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514140036 Name: Richard The Lionheart
Date of Birth: 8 September 1157
Place of Birth: Beaumont palace, oxford
Date of Death: 6 April 1199
Place of Death: Châlus, France
Nationality: English
Native language: English, Latin and French
Marital Status: married
Job/Profession: Was king of England and copmposed poetry in French.
Why was she famous for?: He was characteriz by his fondness for combat and the almost constant wars he waged on numerous fronts
Facts about her life: Was king of England fron 1189 until his death 1199. Richard married Berengaria. Philip of Cognac was an son of Richard The Lionheart.
]]> 2023-03-13 09:53:49 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514140036 Pedro Madruga https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514142966 Name:
Date of Birth: 1430
Place of Birth: Pontevedra
Date of Death: 1486
Place of Death: Alba de Tormes
Nationality: Spanish
Native language: Spanish
Marital Status: Married
Job/Profession: Feudal Knight
Why was he famous for?:He was a politician and militar very important in Irmandiñas War
Facts about his life: He was Cristobal Colon

]]> 2023-03-13 09:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514142966 Francis of Assisi https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514144541 Name: Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone.
Date of Birth:  1182.
Place of Birth: Asís, Itali.
Date of Death:3 de octubre de 1226.
Place of Death: Basílica de San Francisco de Asís.
Nationality: Italian.
Native language: Italian.
Marital Status: null.
Job/Profession: missionary, preacher
Why was he famous for?: follow the king jesus.
Facts about his life: 
Francis of Assisi was an Umbrian saint, deacon, also known as "Father Francis" and founder of the Franciscan Order, of a second order known as the Poor Clares Sisters and a third known as the third secular order, all arising under the authority of the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages.

]]> 2023-03-13 09:57:06 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514144541 Diego Xelmirez https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514144701
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Date of Birth:  1068
Place of Birth: Catoira
Date of Death: 1140
Place of Death: Santiago de Compostela
Nationality: Spain
Native language: Spanish
Marital Status: Married
Job/Profession: He was the first Archbisshop of Santiago.
Why was he famous for?: Promoted the construction of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.
Facts about his life: Diego Xelmírez belonged to the Galician low nobility and was the son of Gelmirio, a knigth and then governor.
]]> 2023-03-13 09:57:15 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514144701 Thomas Beckett https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514145035 Name: Thomas Beckett
Date of Birth:  21 December 1118
Place of Birth: London
Date of Death: 29 December 1170
Place of Death: Canterbury
Nationality: English
Native language: English
Marital Status: single.
Job/Profession: noble, catholic, political and archbishop.
Why was he famous for?: he was canciller to Enrique II.
Facts about his life: he was the son of Gilbert and Matilda Becket. His family is originated near Caen.

]]> 2023-03-13 09:57:31 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514145035 kukai https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514147367 Name: kukai/Kōbō-Daishi
Place of Birth: July 27th japan
Date of Death: april 22th japan
Place of Death: mount koya
Nationality: japanese
Native language: japanese
Marital Status: single
Job/Profession: he is a calligrapher and engineer
Why is he famous for:he was famous for being a public calligrapher of 50 works
Facts about his life: He went to China in the year 804 together with the monk Saichō, to study esoteric Buddhism
]]> 2023-03-13 09:59:13 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514147367 Roi Xordo https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514148148 Name:Roi Xordo
Date of Birth:unknow value
Place of Birth:Narón(Spain)
Date of Death:He death in 1437
Place of Death:Pontedeume(Spain)
Nationality:Spanish
Native language:Spanish and galician
Marital Status:married
Job/Profession:nobleman
Why was he famous for?: in 1431 led irmandad the Fuesqeunlla 
Facts about his life: he led a force for 3000 mens he attacked other fortresses in Puentedeume, Monforte de Lemos and Santiago de Compostela until his supposed death in combat at Puentedeume in 1437
]]> 2023-03-13 09:59:47 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514148148 Boccaccio https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514150377 Name: Boccaccio.
Date of Birth: 16 of july on 1313.
Place of Birth: Italy.
Date of Death: 21 of december on 1375.
Place of Death:  Italy.
Nationality: Italian.
Native language: Italian and Latin.
Marital Status: Singel.
Job/Profession: Writer and Poet.
Why was he famous for?: He was famous beacause he was a writer.
Facts about his life: Boccaccio was friend of Petrarca
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Date of Birth:  24  June 1400.
Place of Birth: Mainz.
Date of Death: 3 February 1468.
Place of Death:  Mainz.
Nationality:  German.
Nativeve language: German and latin.
Marital Status: married.
Job/Profession: Inventor
Why was he famous for?:  He was famous because he designed and  built the first  known mechanized printing press in Europe.
Facts about his life: The first printing  press 1450.]]> 2023-03-13 10:01:56 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514150811 Kublai Khan https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514152982
Name: Kublai Khan
Date of Birth: 25 September 1215
Place of birth: Mongolian Empire
Date of death: 18 February 1294
Place of death: Kans (Mongolia)
Nationality: Mongolia
Native langugue: Mongolian and a dialected of China
Marital Status: married
Job/Profession: Mongolian general and statesman
Why was he famous for?: He was famous because he was a big emperator and he expand a big empire on Asia, and he was the first Mongol to rule over China
Facts about his life: He was the fifth emperor of the Yuan (Mongol) dinasty, he conquest China.
]]> 2023-03-13 10:03:55 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514152982 Edward I https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514155099 Edward I
Name: Edward I of England
Date of Birth:  June 17, 1239
Place of Birth: United Kingdom
Date of Death: Julie 7, 1307
Place of Death: Burgh by Sands, United kingdom
Nationality: English
Native language: English
Marital Status: married
Job/Profession: king of uk
Why was he famous for?:it is famous for the war of the barrones
]]> 2023-03-13 10:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514155099 Richard(III) https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514155140
Name:Richard :(III)
Date of Birth:  2/10/1452
Place of Birth:  England
Date of Death: 22/8/1485
Place of Death: England
Nationality: English
Native language: Inglish
Marital Status: Married
Job/Profession: King
Why was he famous for?:  Why is duke of Gloucester and governed england
Facts about his life:  killing his nephews






]]> 2023-03-13 10:05:55 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514155140 Roger Bacon https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514157714 Name: Roger Bacon

Date of Birth: 1214

Place of Birth: Ilchester

Date of Death: 1294

Place of Death: Oxford

Nationality: English

Native language: English

Marital Status: unmarried

Job/Profession: Philosopher, protoscientist, ecolastic theologian.

Why was he famous for?: He was the first European to describe in detail the process of making gunpowder.
Facts about his life: ]]> 2023-03-13 10:08:08 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2514157714 Leonardo Da Vinci https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2518366880 Name: Leonardo Da Vinci.
Date of Birth: 15th April of 1492.
Place of Birth: He was born in Anchiano, Italy.
Date of Death: 2th May 1519.
Place of Death: In France.
Nationality: He was Italian.
Native language: Italian.
Martial status: He was single, and had no children.
Job/profession: He was painter, architect, paleontologist, writer, sculptor, philosopher, engineer, inventor, musician, mathematical and poet.
Why was he famous for: He painted "La Gioconda", La Última Cena, he had the idea of the submarine and the helicopter.
Facts about his life: at first he cleaned brushs, he never went to school ,he loved the human body.]]> 2023-03-15 20:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2518366880 Charlemagne https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2519763932 Name: Carolus Magnus.
Date of birth: 742.
Place of birth: Herstal.
Date of death: 814.
Place of death: Aachen
Nationality: Belgian.
Native language: Latin.
Marital status: Married.
Job/Profession: Politician
Why was he famous for: He was considered the father of medieval Europe.
Facts about his life: The conquest of the Lombards of northern Italy,  the Saxons of Germany and created  he Hispanic March of the south of the Pyrenees]]> 2023-03-16 17:22:43 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2519763932 Robin Hood https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2519815550 Name:Robin Hood
 Date of Birth:1290
Place of Birth:Wakefield
 Date of Death:1346
 Place of Death:Sherwood
 Nationality:English
 Native language:English
Marital Status:Married
 Job/Profession:Archer
Why was he famous for?:He  was famous for being the best archer and the protector of poor people.
 Facts about his life: He lived in a forerts .
He became a robber from  rich people.

]]> 2023-03-16 18:01:16 UTC https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2519815550 https://padlet.com/themiddleagesproject2022/ijes2krkxvx3wzy9/wish/2523314958 Dante Alighieri
Name: Dante degli Alighieri
Date of Birth:  1265
Place of Birth: Florencia, Italy
Date of Death: 14, 1321
Place of Death: Ravenna, Italy
Nationality: Italian
Native language: Italian
Marital Status: Married
Job/Profession: Statesman, poet, languaje, theorist and political theorist
Why was he famous for?: He is best known for the monumental epic poem La commedia, later named La divina commedia (The Divine Comedy).
Facts about his life: 

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