Who Was Alive

Were Pius VII and Napoleon alive at the same time?

Yes. Pius VII and Napoleon were alive at the same time for 51 years, from 1769 to 1821.

Pius VII was 27 when Napoleon was born.

Pius VII was 78 when Napoleon died, aged 51.

Pius VII

Head of the Catholic Church, ruler of the Papal States from 1800 to 1823

Born 14 August 1742 · died 20 August 1823, aged 81

Napoleon

French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815

Born 15 August 1769 · died 5 May 1821, aged 51

  1. George Washington
  2. Pius VII
  3. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  4. Napoleon
  5. Abraham Lincoln
  6. Charles Darwin
  7. Karl Marx
Pius VII and Napoleon 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.