Who Was Alive

Were Catherine II of Russia and Napoleon alive at the same time?

Yes. Catherine II of Russia and Napoleon were alive at the same time for 27 years, from 1769 to 1796.

Catherine II of Russia was 40 when Napoleon was born.

Napoleon was 27 when Catherine II of Russia died, aged 67.

Catherine II of Russia

Eighth Emperor of Russia, called the Great, r. 1762–1796

Born 2 May 1729 · died 6 November 1796 (Julian calendar), aged 67

Napoleon

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

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

  1. Catherine II of Russia
  2. George Washington
  3. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  5. Ludwig van Beethoven
  6. Napoleon
  7. Abraham Lincoln
  8. Charles Darwin
  9. Karl Marx
Catherine II of Russia 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.