Who Was Alive

Were Napoleon and Napoleon III alive at the same time?

Yes. Napoleon and Napoleon III were alive at the same time for 13 years, from 1808 to 1821.

Napoleon was 38 when Napoleon III was born.

Napoleon III was 13 when Napoleon died, aged 51.

Napoleon

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

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

Napoleon III

President of the Second French Republic, Emperor of the Second French Empire and last monarch of France

Born 20 April 1808 · died 9 January 1873, aged 64

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Napoleon and Napoleon III 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.