Who was alive at the same time as Henry VIII?

King of England from 1509 to 1547

Henry VIII lived 1491–1546. Here are the famous people whose lives overlapped with theirs.

Lived: 1491–1546
Lifespan: about 55 years
Born in, as it was then: GreenwhichKingdom of England
On today’s map: United Kingdom

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Did you know?

When Henry VIII was born, Leonardo da Vinci was already about 39 years old.
Henry VIII was about 10 when Anne Boleyn was born.
Henry VIII and Michelangelo (Italian artist and architect) shared about 55 years on Earth, one born in the Kingdom of England and the other in the Republic of Florence.
Elizabeth I outlived Henry VIII by about 57 years.

Famous contemporaries of Henry VIII

Rulers and commanders

Elizabeth I 1533–1603 · 13 yrs shared
Suleiman the Magnificent 1494–1566 · 52 yrs shared
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor 1500–1558 · 46 yrs shared
Mary, Queen of Scots 1542–1587 · 4 yrs shared
Oda Nobunaga 1534–1582 · 12 yrs shared
Philip II of Spain 1527–1598 · 19 yrs shared

Philosophers and scientists

Leonardo da Vinci 1452–1519 · 28 yrs shared
Niccolò Machiavelli 1469–1527 · 36 yrs shared
Thomas More c. 1478–1535 · 44 yrs shared
Erasmus 1466–1536 · 45 yrs shared
Nicolaus Copernicus 1473–1543 · 52 yrs shared
Paracelsus 1493–1541 · 48 yrs shared

Religion

Martin Luther 1483–1546 · 55 yrs shared
John Calvin 1509–1564 · 37 yrs shared
Ignatius of Loyola c. 1491–1556 · 55 yrs shared
Pope Alexander VI c. 1430–1503 · 12 yrs shared
Girolamo Savonarola 1452–1498 · 7 yrs shared
Pope Julius II 1443–1513 · 22 yrs shared

Writers and artists

Michelangelo 1475–1564 · 55 yrs shared
Raphael 1483–1520 · 29 yrs shared
Albrecht Dürer 1471–1528 · 37 yrs shared
Sandro Botticelli c. 1445–1510 · 19 yrs shared
Nostradamus 1503–1566 · 43 yrs shared
Titian c. 1490–1576 · 55 yrs shared

Explorers and others

Christopher Columbus 1451–1506 · 15 yrs shared
Vasco da Gama c. 1460–1524 · 33 yrs shared
Anne Boleyn 1501–1536 · 35 yrs shared
Ferdinand Magellan c. 1480–1521 · 30 yrs shared
Hernán Cortés 1485–1547 · 55 yrs shared
Francis Drake c. 1540–1596 · 6 yrs shared

Born within five years of Henry VIII

Suleiman the Magnificent (1494) · Titian (1490) · Paracelsus (1493) · Ignatius of Loyola (1491) · François Rabelais (1494) · Jacques Cartier (1491) · Francis I of France (1494) · Mimar Sinan (1490)

About Henry VIII

Henry VIII was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. He is known for his six marriages, his break with the Roman Catholic Church, and his establishment of the Church of England.

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