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Were Johannes Gutenberg and Constantine XI Palaiologos alive at the same time?

Yes. Johannes Gutenberg and Constantine XI Palaiologos were alive at the same time, from 1393–1406 to 1453.

Johannes Gutenberg

Johannes Gutenberg

German inventor

Born 1393–1406 · died 1468

Constantine XI Palaiologos

Constantine XI Palaiologos

Byzantine emperor

Born 8 February 1404 · died 29 May 1453, aged 49

  1. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  2. Zheng He, 1371 – c. 1435
  3. Johannes Gutenberg, c. 1400 – 1468
  4. Constantine XI Palaiologos, 1404 – 1453
  5. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 – 1431
  6. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  7. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  8. Erasmus, 1466 – 1536

Johannes Gutenberg and Constantine XI Palaiologos 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 Johannes Gutenberg and Constantine XI Palaiologos were born

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