Who Was Alive

Were Lorenzo de' Medici and Leonardo da Vinci alive at the same time?

Yes. Lorenzo de' Medici and Leonardo da Vinci were alive at the same time for 39 years, from 1452 to 1492.

Lorenzo de' Medici was 3 when Leonardo da Vinci was born.

Leonardo da Vinci was 39 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

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian polymath

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

  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 Leonardo da Vinci 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 Leonardo da Vinci were born

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