Who Was Alive

Were Christopher Columbus and Henry VII of England alive at the same time?

Yes. Christopher Columbus and Henry VII of England were alive at the same time for 49 years, from 1457 to 1506.

Christopher Columbus was 5 or 6 when Henry VII of England was born.

Henry VII of England was 49 when Christopher Columbus died, aged 54 or 55.

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

Born 1451 · died 20 May 1506, aged 54 or 55

Henry VII of England

Henry VII of England

Monarch of England

Born 28 January 1457 · died 21 April 1509, aged 52

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Henry VII of England, 1457 – 1509
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Christopher Columbus and Henry VII of England 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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Events both lived through

  • Columbus’s voyages 1493–1504Christopher Columbus was 40 or 41; Henry VII of England was 34 or 35

Where Christopher Columbus and Henry VII of England were born

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