Who Was Alive

Were Pope Adrian VI and Michelangelo alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Adrian VI and Michelangelo were alive at the same time for 48 years, from 1475 to 1523.

Pope Adrian VI was 16 when Michelangelo was born.

Michelangelo was 48 when Pope Adrian VI died, aged 64.

Pope Adrian VI

Pope Adrian VI

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 2 March 1459 · died 14 September 1523, aged 64

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. Pope Adrian VI, 1459 – 1523
  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

Pope Adrian VI 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 Pope Adrian VI and Michelangelo were born

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