Who Was Alive

Were Leonardo da Vinci and Moctezuma II alive at the same time?

Yes. Leonardo da Vinci and Moctezuma II were alive at the same time for 52 or 53 years, from 1466 to 1519.

Leonardo da Vinci was 13 or 14 when Moctezuma II was born.

Moctezuma II was 52 or 53 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

Moctezuma II

Moctezuma II

Politician

Born 1466 · died 29 June 1520, aged 53 or 54

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Moctezuma II, 1466 – 1520
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Leonardo da Vinci and Moctezuma II 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 Moctezuma II were born

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