Who Was Alive

Were Alfonso X of Castile and Dante Alighieri alive at the same time?

Yes. Alfonso X of Castile and Dante Alighieri were alive at the same time, from c. 1265 to 1284.

Alfonso X of Castile

Alfonso X of Castile

Monarch of Castile and Leon

Born 23 November 1221 · died 4 April 1284, aged 62

Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri

Poet and philosopher

Born c. 1265 · died 14 September 1321

  1. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  2. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  3. Alfonso X of Castile, 1221 – 1284
  4. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  5. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  6. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  7. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  8. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374

Alfonso X of Castile and Dante Alighieri in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Alfonso X of Castile and Dante Alighieri were born

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