Who Was Alive

Were Edward IV and Michelangelo alive at the same time?

Yes. Edward IV and Michelangelo were alive at the same time for 8 years, from 1475 to 1483.

Edward IV was 32 when Michelangelo was born.

Michelangelo was 8 when Edward IV died, aged 40.

Edward IV

Edward IV

Monarch of England

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

Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

Born 6 March 1475 · died 18 February 1564, aged 88

  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
  8. Miguel de Cervantes, c. 1547 – 1616
  9. Galileo Galilei, 1564 – 1642

Edward IV and Michelangelo 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 Michelangelo were born

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