Who Was Alive

Were Lorenzo de' Medici and Martin Luther alive at the same time?

Yes. Lorenzo de' Medici and Martin Luther were alive at the same time for 8 years, from 1483 to 1492.

Lorenzo de' Medici was 34 when Martin Luther was born.

Martin Luther was 8 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

Martin Luther

Martin Luther

German priest and theologian

Born 10 November 1483 · died 18 February 1546, aged 62

  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 Martin Luther 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 Martin Luther were born

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