Who Was Alive

Were Henry VI of England and Leonardo da Vinci alive at the same time?

Yes. Henry VI of England and Leonardo da Vinci were alive at the same time for 19 years, from 1452 to 1471.

Henry VI of England was 30 when Leonardo da Vinci was born.

Leonardo da Vinci was 19 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

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian polymath

Born 15 April 1452 · died 2 May 1519, aged 67

  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 Leonardo da Vinci 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 Leonardo da Vinci were born

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