Who Was Alive

Were Maria Theresa of Austria and Napoleon alive at the same time?

Yes. Maria Theresa of Austria and Napoleon were alive at the same time for 11 years, from 1769 to 1780.

Maria Theresa of Austria was 52 when Napoleon was born.

Napoleon was 11 when Maria Theresa of Austria died, aged 63.

Maria Theresa of Austria

Ruler of the Habsburg Dominions

Born 13 May 1717 · died 29 November 1780, aged 63

Napoleon

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

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

Maria Theresa of Austria 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.