Who Was Alive

Were Galileo Galilei and Louis XIII of France alive at the same time?

Yes. Galileo Galilei and Louis XIII of France were alive at the same time for 40 years, from 1601 to 1642.

Galileo Galilei was 37 when Louis XIII of France was born.

Louis XIII of France was 40 when Galileo Galilei died, aged 77.

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

Born 15 February 1564 · died 8 January 1642, aged 77

Louis XIII of France

King of France and Navarre from 1610 to 1643

Born 27 September 1601 · died 14 May 1643, aged 41

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Miguel de Cervantes
  3. Galileo Galilei
  4. William Shakespeare
  5. René Descartes
  6. Louis XIII of France
  7. Molière
  8. Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei and Louis XIII of France 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.