Who Was Alive

Were Prince Henry the Navigator and Christopher Columbus alive at the same time?

Yes. Prince Henry the Navigator and Christopher Columbus were alive at the same time for 8 or 9 years, from 1451 to 1460.

Prince Henry the Navigator was 56 or 57 when Christopher Columbus was born.

Christopher Columbus was 8 or 9 when Prince Henry the Navigator died, aged 66.

Prince Henry the Navigator

Prince Henry the Navigator

Portuguese military officer

Born 4 March 1394 · died 13 November 1460, aged 66

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

Born 1451 · died 20 May 1506, aged 54 or 55

  1. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400
  2. Johannes Gutenberg, c. 1400 – 1468
  3. Prince Henry the Navigator, 1394 – 1460
  4. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 – 1431
  5. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  6. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  7. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  8. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  9. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  10. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Prince Henry the Navigator and Christopher Columbus 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 Prince Henry the Navigator and Christopher Columbus were born

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