Who Was Alive

Were Matthias Corvinus and Christopher Columbus alive at the same time?

Yes. Matthias Corvinus and Christopher Columbus were alive at the same time for 38 or 39 years, from 1451 to 1490.

Matthias Corvinus was 7 or 8 when Christopher Columbus was born.

Christopher Columbus was 38 or 39 when Matthias Corvinus died, aged 47.

Matthias Corvinus

Matthias Corvinus

King of Bohemia

Born 23–24 February 1443 · died 6–7 April 1490, aged 47

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

Born 1451 · died 20 May 1506, aged 54 or 55

  1. Matthias Corvinus, 1443 – 1490
  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

Matthias Corvinus and Christopher Columbus 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 Matthias Corvinus and Christopher Columbus were born

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