Who Was Alive

Were Gustav Vasa and Miguel de Cervantes alive at the same time?

Yes. Gustav Vasa and Miguel de Cervantes were alive at the same time, from c. 1547 to 1560.

Gustav Vasa

Gustav Vasa

Monarch of Sweden

Born 12 May 1496 · died 29 September 1560, aged 64

Miguel de Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes

Spanish novelist and poet

Born c. 1547 · died 22 April 1616

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  4. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546
  5. Gustav Vasa, 1496 – 1560
  6. Miguel de Cervantes, c. 1547 – 1616
  7. Galileo Galilei, 1564 – 1642
  8. William Shakespeare, 1564 – 1616
  9. René Descartes, 1596 – 1650
  10. Rembrandt, 1606 – 1669

Gustav Vasa and Miguel de Cervantes 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 Gustav Vasa and Miguel de Cervantes were born

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