Who Was Alive

Were François-Auguste-René de Chateaubriand and Napoleon alive at the same time?

Yes. François-Auguste-René de Chateaubriand and Napoleon were alive at the same time for 51 years, from 1769 to 1821.

François-Auguste-René de Chateaubriand was under a year old when Napoleon was born.

François-Auguste-René de Chateaubriand was 52 when Napoleon died, aged 51.

François-Auguste-René de Chateaubriand

French writer, politician and historian

Born 4 September 1768 · died 4 July 1848, aged 79

Napoleon

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

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

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François-Auguste-René de Chateaubriand 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.