Who Was Alive

Were Napoleon and Nicholas I of Russia alive at the same time?

Yes. Napoleon and Nicholas I of Russia were alive at the same time for 24 years, from 1796 to 1821.

Napoleon was 26 when Nicholas I of Russia was born.

Nicholas I of Russia was 24 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

Nicholas I of Russia

The 11th Emperor of Russia, 1825–1855

Born 25 June 1796 (Julian calendar) · died 18 February 1855 (Julian calendar), aged 58

  1. George Washington
  2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  3. Napoleon
  4. Nicholas I of Russia
  5. Abraham Lincoln
  6. Charles Darwin
  7. Karl Marx
  8. Leo Tolstoy
Napoleon and Nicholas I of Russia 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.