Who Was Alive

Were Leonardo da Vinci and Pope Julius III alive at the same time?

Yes. Leonardo da Vinci and Pope Julius III were alive at the same time for 31 years, from 1487 to 1519.

Leonardo da Vinci was 35 when Pope Julius III was born.

Pope Julius III was 31 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

Pope Julius III

Pope Julius III

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 10 September 1487 · died 23 March 1555, aged 67

  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. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546
  7. Pope Julius III, 1487 – 1555
  8. Miguel de Cervantes, c. 1547 – 1616

Leonardo da Vinci and Pope Julius III 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 Pope Julius III were born

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