Who Was Alive

Were Henry IV of France and William Shakespeare alive at the same time?

Yes. Henry IV of France and William Shakespeare were alive at the same time for 46 years, from 1564 to 1610.

Henry IV of France was 10 when William Shakespeare was born.

William Shakespeare was 46 when Henry IV of France died, aged 56.

Henry IV of France

King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610

Born 13 December 1553 · died 14 May 1610, aged 56

William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet

Born April 1564 · died 23 April 1616 (Julian calendar), aged 51 or 52

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Miguel de Cervantes
  3. Henry IV of France
  4. Francis Bacon
  5. Galileo Galilei
  6. William Shakespeare
  7. René Descartes
  8. Rembrandt
Henry IV of France and William Shakespeare 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.