Who Was Alive

Were Michelangelo and Henry IV of France alive at the same time?

Yes. Michelangelo and Henry IV of France were alive at the same time for 10 years, from 1553 to 1564.

Michelangelo was 78 when Henry IV of France was born.

Henry IV of France was 10 when Michelangelo died, aged 88.

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

Henry IV of France

King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610

Born 13 December 1553 · died 14 May 1610, aged 56

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Michelangelo
  4. Martin Luther
  5. Miguel de Cervantes
  6. Henry IV of France
  7. Galileo Galilei
  8. William Shakespeare
  9. René Descartes
Michelangelo and Henry IV 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.