Who Was Alive

Were Christopher Columbus and Louis XII alive at the same time?

Yes. Christopher Columbus and Louis XII were alive at the same time for 43 years, from 1462 to 1506.

Christopher Columbus was 10 or 11 when Louis XII was born.

Louis XII was 43 when Christopher Columbus died, aged 54 or 55.

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

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

Louis XII

Louis XII

King of France

Born 27 June 1462 · died 1 January 1515, aged 52

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Louis XII, 1462 – 1515
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Christopher Columbus and Louis XII 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 Christopher Columbus and Louis XII were born

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