Who Was Alive

Were Philip II of Spain and Galileo Galilei alive at the same time?

Yes. Philip II of Spain and Galileo Galilei were alive at the same time for 34 years, from 1564 to 1598.

Philip II of Spain was 36 when Galileo Galilei was born.

Galileo Galilei was 34 when Philip II of Spain died, aged 71.

Philip II of Spain

King of Spain, Portugal, Naples and Sicily; King consort of England, lived 1527-1598

Born 21 May 1527 · died 13 September 1598, aged 71

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

Born 15 February 1564 · died 8 January 1642, aged 77

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Martin Luther
  3. Philip II of Spain
  4. Miguel de Cervantes
  5. Galileo Galilei
  6. William Shakespeare
  7. René Descartes
  8. Molière
Philip II of Spain and Galileo Galilei 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.