Who Was Alive

Were Marquis de Sade and Napoleon alive at the same time?

Yes. Marquis de Sade and Napoleon were alive at the same time for 45 years, from 1769 to 1814.

Marquis de Sade was 29 when Napoleon was born.

Napoleon was 45 when Marquis de Sade died, aged 74.

Marquis de Sade

French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works

Born 2 June 1740 · died 2 December 1814, aged 74

Napoleon

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

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

  1. George Washington
  2. Marquis de Sade
  3. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  4. Napoleon
  5. Abraham Lincoln
  6. Charles Darwin
  7. Karl Marx
Marquis de Sade 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.