Who Was Alive

Were Edward IV and Christopher Columbus alive at the same time?

Yes. Edward IV and Christopher Columbus were alive at the same time for 31 or 32 years, from 1451 to 1483.

Edward IV was 8 or 9 when Christopher Columbus was born.

Christopher Columbus was 31 or 32 when Edward IV died, aged 40.

Edward IV

Edward IV

Monarch of England

Born 28 April 1442 · died 9 April 1483, aged 40

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

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

  1. Edward IV, 1442 – 1483
  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

Edward IV and Christopher Columbus 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 Edward IV and Christopher Columbus were born

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