Were Pope Paul IV and Martin Luther alive at the same time?
Yes. Pope Paul IV and Martin Luther were alive at the same time for 62 years, from 1483 to 1546.
Pope Paul IV was 7 when Martin Luther was born.
Pope Paul IV was 69 when Martin Luther died, aged 62.
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Events both lived through
- Columbus’s voyages 1493–1504Pope Paul IV was 15 or 16; Martin Luther was 8 or 9
- Luther’s 95 Theses 1517Pope Paul IV was 41; Martin Luther was 33
- Magellan’s circumnavigation 1519–1522Pope Paul IV was 43; Martin Luther was 35
- Fall of Tenochtitlan 1521Pope Paul IV was 44; Martin Luther was 37
- Sack of Rome (1527) 1527Pope Paul IV was 50; Martin Luther was 43
- Copernicus publishes heliocentrism 1544Pope Paul IV was 66 or 67; Martin Luther was 59 or 60
- Council of Trent 1545–1563Pope Paul IV was 69; Martin Luther was 62
Where Pope Paul IV and Martin Luther were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Pope Paul IV: Capriglia Irpina
- Martin Luther: Eisleben
- Leonardo da Vinci: Anchiano
- Michelangelo: Caprese Michelangelo
- Miguel de Cervantes: Alcalá de Henares
- Christopher Columbus: Genoa
- Niccolò Machiavelli: Florence
- Nicolaus Copernicus: Toruń