Who Was Alive

Were Louis XV of France and Napoleon alive at the same time?

Yes. Louis XV of France and Napoleon were alive at the same time for 4 years, from 1769 to 1774.

Louis XV of France was 59 when Napoleon was born.

Napoleon was 4 when Louis XV of France died, aged 64.

Louis XV of France

King of France and Navarre 1715 to 1774

Born 15 February 1710 · died 10 May 1774, aged 64

Napoleon

French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815

Born 15 August 1769 · died 5 May 1821, aged 51

Louis XV of France and Napoleon in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.