Who Was Alive

Were Bayezid II and Leonardo da Vinci alive at the same time?

Yes. Bayezid II and Leonardo da Vinci were alive at the same time for 60 years, from 1452 to 1512.

Bayezid II was 4 when Leonardo da Vinci was born.

Leonardo da Vinci was 60 when Bayezid II died, aged 64.

Bayezid II

Bayezid II

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Born 3 December 1447 · died 26 May 1512, aged 64

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian polymath

Born 15 April 1452 · died 2 May 1519, aged 67

  1. Bayezid II, 1447 – 1512
  2. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  3. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Bayezid II and Leonardo da Vinci 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 Bayezid II and Leonardo da Vinci were born

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