Who Was Alive

Were Michelangelo and Philip II of Spain alive at the same time?

Yes. Michelangelo and Philip II of Spain were alive at the same time for 36 years, from 1527 to 1564.

Michelangelo was 52 when Philip II of Spain was born.

Philip II of Spain was 36 when Michelangelo died, aged 88.

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

Philip II of Spain

King of Spain, Portugal, Naples and Sicily; King consort of England, lived 1527-1598

Born 21 May 1527 · died 13 September 1598, aged 71

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Michelangelo
  4. Martin Luther
  5. Philip II of Spain
  6. Miguel de Cervantes
  7. Galileo Galilei
  8. William Shakespeare
  9. René Descartes
Michelangelo and Philip II of Spain 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.