Who Was Alive

Were Alfonso X of Castile and Marco Polo alive at the same time?

Yes. Alfonso X of Castile and Marco Polo were alive at the same time for 29 years, from 1254 to 1284.

Alfonso X of Castile was 32 when Marco Polo was born.

Marco Polo was 29 when Alfonso X of Castile died, aged 62.

Alfonso X of Castile

Alfonso X of Castile

Monarch of Castile and Leon

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

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Venetian explorer and merchant

Born 15 September 1254 · died 8 January 1324, aged 69

  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 Marco Polo 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 Marco Polo were born

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