Were Michelangelo and Pope Julius III alive at the same time?
Yes. Michelangelo and Pope Julius III were alive at the same time for 67 years, from 1487 to 1555.
Michelangelo was 12 when Pope Julius III was born.
Michelangelo was 80 when Pope Julius III died, aged 67.
Pope Julius III
Catholic priest who served as Pope
Born 10 September 1487 · died 23 March 1555, aged 67
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Events both lived through
- Columbus’s voyages 1493–1504Michelangelo was 16 or 17; Pope Julius III was 4 or 5
- Luther’s 95 Theses 1517Michelangelo was 42; Pope Julius III was 30
- Magellan’s circumnavigation 1519–1522Michelangelo was 44; Pope Julius III was 31
- Fall of Tenochtitlan 1521Michelangelo was 46; Pope Julius III was 33
- Sack of Rome (1527) 1527Michelangelo was 52; Pope Julius III was 39
- Copernicus publishes heliocentrism 1544Michelangelo was 67 or 68; Pope Julius III was 55 or 56
- Council of Trent 1545–1563Michelangelo was 70; Pope Julius III was 58
Where Michelangelo and Pope Julius III were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Michelangelo: Caprese Michelangelo
- Pope Julius III: Rome
- Leonardo da Vinci: Anchiano
- Galileo Galilei: Pisa
- Martin Luther: Eisleben
- Miguel de Cervantes: Alcalá de Henares
- Christopher Columbus: Genoa