Who Was Alive

Were Frederick II of Prussia and Napoleon alive at the same time?

Yes. Frederick II of Prussia and Napoleon were alive at the same time for 17 years, from 1769 to 1786.

Frederick II of Prussia was 57 when Napoleon was born.

Napoleon was 17 when Frederick II of Prussia died, aged 74.

Frederick II of Prussia

King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786

Born 24 January 1712 · died 17 August 1786, aged 74

Napoleon

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

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

  1. Isaac Newton
  2. Frederick II of Prussia
  3. George Washington
  4. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  5. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  6. Napoleon
  7. Abraham Lincoln
  8. Charles Darwin
  9. Karl Marx
Frederick II of Prussia 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.