Who Was Alive

Were Pope Paul IV and Miguel de Cervantes alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Paul IV and Miguel de Cervantes were alive at the same time, from c. 1547 to 1559.

Pope Paul IV

Pope Paul IV

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 28 June 1476 · died 18 August 1559, aged 83

Miguel de Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes

Spanish novelist and poet

Born c. 1547 · died 22 April 1616

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  4. Pope Paul IV, 1476 – 1559
  5. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546
  6. Miguel de Cervantes, c. 1547 – 1616
  7. Galileo Galilei, 1564 – 1642
  8. William Shakespeare, 1564 – 1616
  9. René Descartes, 1596 – 1650
  10. Rembrandt, 1606 – 1669

Pope Paul IV and Miguel de Cervantes 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 Paul IV and Miguel de Cervantes were born

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