Who Was Alive

Were Afonso de Albuquerque and Michelangelo alive at the same time?

Yes. Afonso de Albuquerque and Michelangelo were alive at the same time for 40 years, from 1475 to 1515.

Afonso de Albuquerque was 21 or 22 when Michelangelo was born.

Michelangelo was 40 when Afonso de Albuquerque died, aged 61 or 62.

Afonso de Albuquerque

Afonso de Albuquerque

Portuguese explorer

Born 1453 · died 16 December 1515, aged 61 or 62

Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

Born 6 March 1475 · died 18 February 1564, aged 88

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Afonso de Albuquerque, 1453 – 1515
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  6. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546
  7. Miguel de Cervantes, c. 1547 – 1616
  8. Galileo Galilei, 1564 – 1642

Afonso de Albuquerque and Michelangelo in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Afonso de Albuquerque and Michelangelo were born

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