the ledger of connections
The Connections of Tycho Brahe
Danish astronomer and alchemist, 1546–1601 Every person recorded alongside Tycho Brahe in the archive: family, teachers, students, influences, and the contemporaries who shared the same years.
Family & Connections
People recorded alongside Tycho Brahe in the ledgers of the archive.
- Parents
- Otte Brahe, Beate Clausdatter Bille
- Spouses
- Kirsten Barbara Jørgensdatter
- Children
- Sidsel Brahe
- Siblings
- Sophia Brahe, Jørgen Ottesen Brahe, Steen Brahe, Axel Ottesen Brahe, Knud Brahe
- Students
- Simon Marius, David Gans, Paul Wittich
Alive in the same years
Records in the archive whose lifetimes overlapped the years 1546 to 1601.
Early Modern era
Christoph Jentzsch
April 13, 1599 – April 25, 1648
Historical figure
Early Modern era
Teresa of Avila
March 28, 1515 – October 15, 1582
Roman Catholic saint (1515-1582)
Early Modern era
Martin Luther
November 10, 1483 – February 18, 1546
Reformer whose 95 Theses split Western Christianity
Early Modern era
John Calvin
July 10, 1509 – May 27, 1564
French Protestant reformer (1509–1564)
Early Modern era
Mary I of England
February 18, 1516 – November 17, 1558
Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558 (1516-1558)
Early Modern era
Elizabeth I
September 7, 1533 – March 24, 1603
Queen whose reign made England a global power and cultural beacon
Early Modern era
Mary, Queen of Scots
December 8, 1542 – February 8, 1587
Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567 (1542–1587)
Early Modern era
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
February 24, 1500 – September 21, 1558
Holy Roman Emperor from 1519 to 1556 (1500–1558)
Early Modern era
Philip II of Spain
May 21, 1527 – September 13, 1598
King of Spain, Portugal, Naples and Sicily; King consort of England, lived 1527-1598
Early Modern era
Ivan the Terrible
August 25, 1530 – March 18, 1584
Tsar of all Russia from 1547 to 1584
Early Modern era
Gustavus Adolphus
December 9, 1594 – November 6, 1632
Swedish king (regent 1611–1632) (1594–1632)
Early Modern era
Oliver Cromwell
April 25, 1599 – September 3, 1658
English military and political leader (1599–1658)