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Working Out Characters Ages: Vetinari

Assuming the Discworld Timeline pages are correct, I'd calculate Vetinari's year of birth as being either 1939 or 1940 based on the assumption he was aged 17 or 18 (and so both older than Vimes' yonger self and in the final year/sixth form equivilant of the guild) during Night Watch. [If he were in the 5th year during Night Watch that could place his year of birth as being 1941 or 1942] For the puposes of my initial thoughts I'm working with the older option. That would make it 1951 when he joined the guild

Of course, we are assuming there aren't a seventh or eighth form in the guild - this being the disc. On that basis, assuming he's in either seventh or eighth form during Night Watch

My worked out timeline so far - extra info is provided for context:

Year (UC) Vetinari's Age Current affairs
1939 or 1940 Possible Date of Birth
1941 1/2
1942 2/3
1943 3/4
1944 4/5
1945 5/6
1946 6/7
1947 7/8
1948 8/9
1949 9/10
1950 10/11
1951 11/12
1952 12/13
1953 13/14
1954 14/15
1955 15/16
1956 16/17
1957 17/18
1958 18/19
1959 19/20
1960 20/21
1961 21/22
1962 22/23
1963 23/24
1964 24/25 The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic
1965 25/26
1966 26/27
1967 27/28
1968 28/29 Graduation from the Guild of Assassins with full honors (Sachrissa Cripslock, Twurp's Peerage, The Truth)
1969 29/30
1970 30/31
1971 31/32
1972 32/33
1973 33/34
1974 34/35 Sorcery
Definitely Patrician.
Vetinari temporarily turned into a lizard. Feels uncomfortable around glass and has an urge to catch flies with his tongue for a short time afterwards.
1975 35/36
1976 36/37
1977 37/38
1978 38/39
1979 39/40
1980 40/41
1981 41/42
1982 42/43
1983 43/44
1984 44/45
1985 45/46 Guards! Guards!
1986 46/47 Men At Arms
1987 47/48 Feet of Clay
1988 48/49 Jingo
1989 49/50 The Fifth Elephant
1990 50/51 The Truth
Later events of Night Watch
Wuffles aged 16
1991 51/52 Going Postal
Refounding of post-office under Moist von Lipwig (who is also entrusted with the clacks)
1991 51/52 Monstrous Regiment
Borogravia-Zlobenia War
1991 51/52 THUD!
Peace treaty signed between Low King of the Dwarves and Diamond King of the Trolls
Wuffles deceased. Buried in palace garden and visited by Vetinari weekly.
1992 52/53
1993 53/54
1994 54/55
1995 55/56
1996 56/57
1997 57/58
1998 58/59
1999 59/60
2000 60/61