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Were Bridget of Sweden and Geoffrey Chaucer alive at the same time?

Yes. Bridget of Sweden and Geoffrey Chaucer were alive at the same time, from c. 1343 to 1373.

Bridget of Sweden

Bridget of Sweden

Swedish mystic

Born 1303 · died 23 July 1373, aged 69 or 70

Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer

English poet

Born c. 1343 · died c. 1400

  1. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  2. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  3. Bridget of Sweden, 1303 – 1373
  4. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  5. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  6. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  7. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  8. Timur, 1336 – 1405
  9. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Bridget of Sweden and Geoffrey Chaucer 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 Bridget of Sweden and Geoffrey Chaucer were born

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