Who Was Alive

Were Michelangelo and Francis I of France alive at the same time?

Yes. Michelangelo and Francis I of France were alive at the same time for 52 years, from 1494 to 1547.

Michelangelo was 19 when Francis I of France was born.

Michelangelo was 72 when Francis I of France died, aged 52.

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

Francis I of France

King of France from 1515 to 1547

Born 12 September 1494 · died 31 March 1547, aged 52

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli
  4. Michelangelo
  5. Martin Luther
  6. Francis I of France
  7. Miguel de Cervantes
  8. Galileo Galilei
Michelangelo and Francis I of France 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.