Who Was Alive

Were Prince Henry the Navigator and Leonardo da Vinci alive at the same time?

Yes. Prince Henry the Navigator and Leonardo da Vinci were alive at the same time for 8 years, from 1452 to 1460.

Prince Henry the Navigator was 58 when Leonardo da Vinci was born.

Leonardo da Vinci was 8 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

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian polymath

Born 15 April 1452 · died 2 May 1519, aged 67

  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 Leonardo da Vinci 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 Leonardo da Vinci were born

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