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Jean-Baptiste Lully

Italian-born French composer (1632–1687)
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Jean-Baptiste Lully
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Summary

Jean-Baptiste Lully was born on November 28, 1632[1], in Florence[2]. He died on March 22, 1687[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a composer[5], conductor[6], choreographer[7], violinist[8], and music educator[9]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,339 views/month, #6,892 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1632[11]
  • Date of death: 1687[12]
  • Place of burial: Notre-Dame-des-Victoires[13]
  • Spouse: Madeleine Lambert[14]
  • Child: Louis Lully[15], Jean-Baptiste Lully fils[16], Jean-Louis Lully[17]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of France[18], Grand Duchy of Tuscany[19]
  • Occupation: ballet dancer[20], dancer[21], pedagogue[22], teacher[23], theatre manager[24], actor[25], musician[26]
  • Student: Georg Muffat[27], Marin Marais[28], Pascal Collasse[29], Jean-Baptiste Lully fils[30], Johann Sigismund Kusser[31], Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer[32], Louis Lully[33], Pelham Humfrey[34], Jean-Féry Rebel[35], Henri Desmarets[36], Jean-François Lalouette[37], Pierre Verdier[38], Jean-Louis Lully[39], Theobaldo di Gatti[40]
  • Notable work: Bellérophon[41], Isis[42], Thésée[43], Le Bourgeois gentilhomme[44]
  • Sex or gender: male[45]
  • Sexual orientation: bisexuality[46]
  • Movement: classical music[47], Baroque music[48]
  • Genre: opera[49], classical music[50], ballet[51]
  • Commons category: Jean-Baptiste Lully[52]
  • Cause of death: gangrene[53]
  • Residence: France[54]
  • Family name: Lully[55]
  • Given name: Jean-Baptiste[56]

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[57]

  • Country: FR[58]

  • Began / founded: 1632-11-28[59]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1687-03-22[60]

  • Genre(s): baroque, classical[61]

  • Community tags: baroque, classical, composer, french composer[62]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7f9989b0-8f5e-41dd-bbab-1fff052609e3[63]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Jean-Baptiste Lully include Lully Foothills[64].

Why It Matters

Jean-Baptiste Lully has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

Entities named for him include Lully Foothills[64].

FAQs

Where was Jean-Baptiste Lully born?

Jean-Baptiste Lully was born in Florence[2].

Where did Jean-Baptiste Lully die?

Jean-Baptiste Lully died in Paris[4].

Who was Jean-Baptiste Lully married to?

Jean-Baptiste Lully's spouses include Madeleine Lambert[14].

What did Jean-Baptiste Lully do for work?

Jean-Baptiste Lully worked as a composer[5], conductor[6], choreographer[7], violinist[8], and music educator[9].

Related Entities

France Kingdom of France Marin Marais Molière Solomon Islands

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  4. [14] ↑ . bluemountain.princeton.edu. bluemountain.princeton.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . francemusique.fr. francemusique.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [7] ↑ . francemusique.fr. Retrieved . francemusique.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  28. [51] ↑ . sinfinimusic.com. sinfinimusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [53] ↑ . francemusique.fr. francemusique.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [54] ↑ . francemusique.fr. francemusique.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [11] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [12] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [44] ↑ . francemusique.fr. francemusique.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  48. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  51. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  55. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [57] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [58] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [60] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [61] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [62] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [63] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [64] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [65] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [66] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  11. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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