Who Was Alive

Were Joanna of Castile and Miguel de Cervantes alive at the same time?

Yes. Joanna of Castile and Miguel de Cervantes were alive at the same time, from c. 1547 to 1555.

Joanna of Castile

Joanna of Castile

Monarch of Castile and Leon

Born 6 November 1479 · died 12 April 1555, aged 75

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. Joanna of Castile, 1479 – 1555
  5. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546
  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

Joanna of Castile 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 Joanna of Castile and Miguel de Cervantes were born

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