Who Was Alive

Were Moctezuma II and Michelangelo alive at the same time?

Yes. Moctezuma II and Michelangelo were alive at the same time for 45 years, from 1475 to 1520.

Moctezuma II was 8 or 9 when Michelangelo was born.

Michelangelo was 45 when Moctezuma II died, aged 53 or 54.

Moctezuma II

Moctezuma II

Politician

Born 1466 · died 29 June 1520, aged 53 or 54

Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Moctezuma II, 1466 – 1520
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  6. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546
  7. Miguel de Cervantes, c. 1547 – 1616
  8. Galileo Galilei, 1564 – 1642

Moctezuma II and Michelangelo 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 Moctezuma II and Michelangelo were born

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