Were Martin Luther and Gustav Vasa alive at the same time?
Yes. Martin Luther and Gustav Vasa were alive at the same time for 49 years, from 1496 to 1546.
Martin Luther was 12 when Gustav Vasa was born.
Gustav Vasa was 49 when Martin Luther died, aged 62.
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Events both lived through
- Luther’s 95 Theses 1517Martin Luther was 33; Gustav Vasa was 21
- Magellan’s circumnavigation 1519–1522Martin Luther was 35; Gustav Vasa was 23
- Fall of Tenochtitlan 1521Martin Luther was 37; Gustav Vasa was 24
- Sack of Rome (1527) 1527Martin Luther was 43; Gustav Vasa was 30
- Copernicus publishes heliocentrism 1544Martin Luther was 59 or 60; Gustav Vasa was 46 or 47
- Council of Trent 1545–1563Martin Luther was 62; Gustav Vasa was 49
Where Martin Luther and Gustav Vasa were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Martin Luther: Eisleben
- Gustav Vasa: Lindholmens
- Leonardo da Vinci: Anchiano
- Michelangelo: Caprese Michelangelo
- Christopher Columbus: Genoa
- Niccolò Machiavelli: Florence
- Nicolaus Copernicus: Toruń
- Miguel de Cervantes: Alcalá de Henares