What was the life expectancy of a medieval era knight?

Between thumb and forefinger, most people who actually became knights would probably live to about 55. read more

All in all, as far as I remember, under king Mátyás (1464-1490) the life expectancy at birth was 35 years in Hungary based on historical estimates and after the medieval era it was around 45-50 years in 19th century Hungary. read more

The average life expectancy in the US was 46 in 1900. As antibiotics, reduced infant mortality, vaccines, and advanced medical practices developed people are now living into their 80’s from a life expectancy of 67 in 1935. read more