Who Was Alive

Were Mehmed II and Niccolò Machiavelli alive at the same time?

Yes. Mehmed II and Niccolò Machiavelli were alive at the same time for 12 years, from 1469 to 1481.

Mehmed II was 37 when Niccolò Machiavelli was born.

Niccolò Machiavelli was 12 when Mehmed II died, aged 49.

Mehmed II

Seventh Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Born 30 March 1432 · died 3 May 1481, aged 49

Niccolò Machiavelli

Florentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist

Born 3 May 1469 · died 21 June 1527, aged 58

  1. Mehmed II
  2. Christopher Columbus
  3. Leonardo da Vinci
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus
  6. Michelangelo
  7. Martin Luther
Mehmed II and Niccolò Machiavelli 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.