Who Was Alive

Were Michelangelo and Catherine of Aragon alive at the same time?

Yes. Michelangelo and Catherine of Aragon were alive at the same time for 50 years, from 1485 to 1536.

Michelangelo was 10 when Catherine of Aragon was born.

Michelangelo was 60 when Catherine of Aragon died, aged 50.

Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

Catherine of Aragon

Catherine of Aragon

Spanish diplomat

Born 16 December 1485 · died 7 January 1536, aged 50

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  4. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  5. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546
  6. Catherine of Aragon, 1485 – 1536
  7. Miguel de Cervantes, c. 1547 – 1616
  8. Galileo Galilei, 1564 – 1642

Michelangelo and Catherine of Aragon 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 Michelangelo and Catherine of Aragon were born

Michelangelo and Catherine of Aragon are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
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