Who Was Alive

Were Christopher Columbus and Lucrezia Borgia alive at the same time?

Yes. Christopher Columbus and Lucrezia Borgia were alive at the same time for 26 years, from 1480 to 1506.

Christopher Columbus was 28 or 29 when Lucrezia Borgia was born.

Lucrezia Borgia was 26 when Christopher Columbus died, aged 54 or 55.

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

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

Lucrezia Borgia

Lucrezia Borgia

Spanish consort

Born 18 April 1480 · died 24 June 1519, aged 39

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  4. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  5. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  6. Lucrezia Borgia, 1480 – 1519
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Christopher Columbus and Lucrezia Borgia 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 Lucrezia Borgia were born

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