Joseph Haydn & Napoleon Bonaparte

Did Joseph Haydn and Napoleon Bonaparte live at the same time?

Yes. Joseph Haydn and Napoleon Bonaparte lived at the same time for 40 years, from 1769 to 1809.^[1][2][3][4]

Joseph Haydn · Napoleon Bonaparte · Born in 1732 · Born in 1769

Joseph Haydn

1732–1809

Music

Father of the symphony and string quartet

Napoleon Bonaparte

1769–1821

Politics & Leadership

Emperor of France, military genius

How Joseph Haydn and Napoleon Bonaparte Are Connected

• When Napoleon's army shelled his Vienna neighborhood in 1809, the elderly Haydn told his frightened household: "Don't be afraid, children, where Haydn is, no harm can reach you!"^[1]

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