Who Was Alive

Were Louis XI and Leonardo da Vinci alive at the same time?

Yes. Louis XI and Leonardo da Vinci were alive at the same time for 31 years, from 1452 to 1483.

Louis XI was 28 when Leonardo da Vinci was born.

Leonardo da Vinci was 31 when Louis XI died, aged 60.

Louis XI

Louis XI

King of France

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

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian polymath

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

  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 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 Louis XI and Leonardo da Vinci were born

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