Who Was Alive

Were Leonardo da Vinci and Louis XII alive at the same time?

Yes. Leonardo da Vinci and Louis XII were alive at the same time for 52 years, from 1462 to 1515.

Leonardo da Vinci was 10 when Louis XII was born.

Leonardo da Vinci was 62 when Louis XII died, aged 52.

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian polymath

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

Louis XII

Louis XII

King of France

Born 27 June 1462 · died 1 January 1515, aged 52

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Louis XII, 1462 – 1515
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Leonardo da Vinci and Louis XII 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 Louis XII were born

Leonardo da Vinci and Louis XII are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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