Who Was Alive

Were Pope Sixtus IV and Martin Luther alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Sixtus IV and Martin Luther were alive at the same time for 0 years, from 1483 to 1484.

Pope Sixtus IV was 69 when Martin Luther was born.

Martin Luther was under a year old when Pope Sixtus IV died, aged 70.

Pope Sixtus IV

Pope Sixtus IV

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 21 July 1414 · died 12 August 1484, aged 70

Martin Luther

Martin Luther

German priest and theologian

Born 10 November 1483 · died 18 February 1546, aged 62

  1. Pope Sixtus IV, 1414 – 1484
  2. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  3. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Pope Sixtus IV and Martin Luther 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 Sixtus IV and Martin Luther were born

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