Who Was Alive

Were Napoleon and Alfred de Musset alive at the same time?

Yes. Napoleon and Alfred de Musset were alive at the same time for 10 years, from 1810 to 1821.

Napoleon was 41 when Alfred de Musset was born.

Alfred de Musset was 10 when Napoleon died, aged 51.

Napoleon

French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815

Born 15 August 1769 · died 5 May 1821, aged 51

Alfred de Musset

French writer

Born 11 December 1810 · died 2 May 1857, aged 46

Napoleon and Alfred de Musset 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.