Who Was Alive

Were William Shakespeare and Louis XIII of France alive at the same time?

Yes. William Shakespeare and Louis XIII of France were alive at the same time for 14 years, from 1601 to 1616.

William Shakespeare was 37 when Louis XIII of France was born.

Louis XIII of France was 14 when William Shakespeare died, aged 51 or 52.

William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet

Born April 1564 · died 23 April 1616 (Julian calendar), aged 51 or 52

Louis XIII of France

King of France and Navarre from 1610 to 1643

Born 27 September 1601 · died 14 May 1643, aged 41

  1. Miguel de Cervantes
  2. Francis Bacon
  3. Galileo Galilei
  4. William Shakespeare
  5. René Descartes
  6. Louis XIII of France
  7. Rembrandt
  8. Isaac Newton
William Shakespeare and Louis XIII of France 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.