Who Was Alive

Were Matthias Corvinus and Michelangelo alive at the same time?

Yes. Matthias Corvinus and Michelangelo were alive at the same time for 15 years, from 1475 to 1490.

Matthias Corvinus was 32 when Michelangelo was born.

Michelangelo was 15 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

Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

Born 6 March 1475 · died 18 February 1564, aged 88

  1. Matthias Corvinus, 1443 – 1490
  2. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  3. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  6. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546
  7. Miguel de Cervantes, c. 1547 – 1616
  8. Galileo Galilei, 1564 – 1642

Matthias Corvinus and Michelangelo 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 Michelangelo were born

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