Who Was Alive

Were Mary I and Miguel de Cervantes alive at the same time?

Yes. Mary I and Miguel de Cervantes were alive at the same time, from c. 1547 to 1558.

Mary I

Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558

Born 18 February 1516 · died 17 November 1558, aged 42

Miguel de Cervantes

Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright

Born c. 1547 · died 22 April 1616

  1. Leonardo da Vinci
  2. Niccolò Machiavelli
  3. Michelangelo
  4. Martin Luther
  5. Mary I
  6. Miguel de Cervantes
  7. Galileo Galilei
  8. William Shakespeare
  9. René Descartes
  10. Rembrandt
Mary I and Miguel de Cervantes 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.