Birth And Death Of Michelangelo Research Paper

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Date or birth and death-
Michelangelo (Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni) was born in the year 1475 in the town Caprese Michelangelo, Italy. He died in the year 18,1564, in Rome.
What country did he reside in-
Michelangelo resided in the town Caprese Michelangelo, Italy. That was the town where he was born in. The family moved back to Florence before Michelangelo was one month old.
Where do you think he would rank in the hiarchy-
What else was happening in the renaissance while he was alive-
Many thing were happening in the renaissance because it was a time of big change but things i noted were that the first Gutenberg bible was printed, Elizabeth the 1st ruled England and William Shakespeare is born.
What were they most well-known

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