Who Was Alive

Were Louis XI and Michelangelo alive at the same time?

Yes. Louis XI and Michelangelo were alive at the same time for 8 years, from 1475 to 1483.

Louis XI was 51 when Michelangelo was born.

Michelangelo was 8 when Louis XI died, aged 60.

Louis XI

Louis XI

King of France

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

Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

Born 6 March 1475 · died 18 February 1564, aged 88

  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
  8. Miguel de Cervantes, c. 1547 – 1616
  9. Galileo Galilei, 1564 – 1642

Louis XI and Michelangelo 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 Michelangelo were born

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