Who Was Alive

Were Charles II of England and Isaac Newton alive at the same time?

Yes. Charles II of England and Isaac Newton were alive at the same time for 42 years, from 1642 to 1685.

Charles II of England was 12 when Isaac Newton was born.

Isaac Newton was 42 when Charles II of England died, aged 54.

Charles II of England

King of England, Scotland, and Ireland

Born 29 May 1630 (Julian calendar) · died 6 February 1685 (Julian calendar), aged 54

Isaac Newton

English mathematician and physicist

Born 25 December 1642 (Julian calendar) · died 20 March 1727 (Julian calendar), aged 84

  1. Galileo Galilei
  2. René Descartes
  3. Molière
  4. Charles II of England
  5. John Locke
  6. Isaac Newton
  7. Johann Sebastian Bach
  8. Voltaire
  9. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  10. Immanuel Kant
Charles II of England and Isaac Newton in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.