Who Was Alive

Were Miguel de Cervantes and Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu alive at the same time?

Yes. Miguel de Cervantes and Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu were alive at the same time for 30 years, from 1585 to 1616.

Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu was 30 when Miguel de Cervantes died.

Miguel de Cervantes

Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright

Born c. 1547 · died 22 April 1616

Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu

French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman

Born 9 September 1585 · died 4 December 1642, aged 57

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Miguel de Cervantes
  3. Galileo Galilei
  4. William Shakespeare
  5. Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
  6. René Descartes
  7. Rembrandt
  8. Molière
Miguel de Cervantes and Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu 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.