Who Was Alive

Were Leonardo da Vinci and Joanna of Castile alive at the same time?

Yes. Leonardo da Vinci and Joanna of Castile were alive at the same time for 39 years, from 1479 to 1519.

Leonardo da Vinci was 27 when Joanna of Castile was born.

Joanna of Castile was 39 when Leonardo da Vinci died, aged 67.

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian polymath

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

Joanna of Castile

Joanna of Castile

Monarch of Castile and Leon

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

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  4. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  5. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  6. Joanna of Castile, 1479 – 1555
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546
  8. Miguel de Cervantes, c. 1547 – 1616

Leonardo da Vinci and Joanna of Castile 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 Leonardo da Vinci and Joanna of Castile were born

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