Isaac Newton & Louis XIV

Did Isaac Newton and Louis XIV live at the same time?

Yes. Isaac Newton and Louis XIV lived at the same time for 72 years, from 1643 to 1715.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Isaac Newton · Louis XIV · Born in 1643 · Born in 1638

Isaac Newton

Science & Invention

Laws of motion and gravity

Louis XIV

Politics & Leadership

The Sun King of France

16381727

Isaac Newton

Louis XIV

Isaac Newton

Science & Invention

Born in Woolsthorpe Manor

Died in Kensington

Louis XIV

Politics & Leadership

Born in Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye

Died in Palace of Versailles

World Events During Their Overlap

1648 Peace of Westphalia ends Thirty Years' War

1665 Great Plague of London

1687 Newton publishes Principia Mathematica

1689 English Bill of Rights enacted

1707 Act of Union creates Great Britain

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Sources

Isaac Newton — Wikipedia
Isaac Newton (Q935) — Wikidata
Louis XIV — Wikipedia
Louis XIV (Q7742) — Wikidata