Who Was Alive

Were Louis XI and Christopher Columbus alive at the same time?

Yes. Louis XI and Christopher Columbus were alive at the same time for 31 or 32 years, from 1451 to 1483.

Louis XI was 27 or 28 when Christopher Columbus was born.

Christopher Columbus was 31 or 32 when Louis XI died, aged 60.

Louis XI

Louis XI

King of France

Born 3 July 1423 · died 30 August 1483, aged 60

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

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

  1. Louis XI, 1423 – 1483
  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

Louis XI 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 Louis XI and Christopher Columbus were born

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