Who Was Alive

Were Henry VI of England and Christopher Columbus alive at the same time?

Yes. Henry VI of England and Christopher Columbus were alive at the same time for 19 or 20 years, from 1451 to 1471.

Henry VI of England was 29 or 30 when Christopher Columbus was born.

Christopher Columbus was 19 or 20 when Henry VI of England died, aged 49.

Henry VI of England

Henry VI of England

Monarch of England

Born 6 December 1421 · died 21 May 1471, aged 49

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

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

  1. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 – 1431
  2. Henry VI of England, 1421 – 1471
  3. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  4. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  5. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  6. Albrecht Dürer, 1471 – 1528
  7. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  8. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  9. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Henry VI of England 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 Henry VI of England and Christopher Columbus were born

Henry VI of England and Christopher Columbus are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (9 of 9 placed); tap one to open that person.
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