Who Was Alive

Were Michelangelo and Mary, Queen of Scots alive at the same time?

Yes. Michelangelo and Mary, Queen of Scots were alive at the same time for 21 years, from 1542 to 1564.

Michelangelo was 67 when Mary, Queen of Scots was born.

Mary, Queen of Scots was 21 when Michelangelo died, aged 88.

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

Born 6 March 1475 · died 18 February 1564, aged 88

Mary, Queen of Scots

Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567

Born 8 December 1542 · died 8 February 1587, aged 44

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Michelangelo
  4. Martin Luther
  5. Mary, Queen of Scots
  6. Miguel de Cervantes
  7. Galileo Galilei
  8. William Shakespeare
Michelangelo and Mary, Queen of Scots 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.