Who Was Alive

Were Matthias Corvinus and Leonardo da Vinci alive at the same time?

Yes. Matthias Corvinus and Leonardo da Vinci were alive at the same time for 37 years, from 1452 to 1490.

Matthias Corvinus was 9 when Leonardo da Vinci was born.

Leonardo da Vinci was 37 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

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian polymath

Born 15 April 1452 · died 2 May 1519, aged 67

  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 Leonardo da Vinci 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.

Challenge a friend with this question Compare Matthias Corvinus with someone else

Events both lived through

Where Matthias Corvinus and Leonardo da Vinci were born

Matthias Corvinus and Leonardo da Vinci are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list