Who Was Alive

Were Lorenzo de' Medici and Christopher Columbus alive at the same time?

Yes. Lorenzo de' Medici and Christopher Columbus were alive at the same time for 40 or 41 years, from 1451 to 1492.

Lorenzo de' Medici was 2 when Christopher Columbus was born.

Christopher Columbus was 40 or 41 when Lorenzo de' Medici died, aged 43.

Lorenzo de' Medici

Lorenzo de' Medici

Italian politician

Born 1 January 1449 · died 8 April 1492, aged 43

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

Born 1451 · died 20 May 1506, aged 54 or 55

  1. Lorenzo de' Medici, 1449 – 1492
  2. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  3. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Lorenzo de' Medici and Christopher Columbus 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 Lorenzo de' Medici and Christopher Columbus were born

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