Who Was Alive

Were Bridget of Sweden and Ibn Battuta alive at the same time?

Yes. Bridget of Sweden and Ibn Battuta were alive at the same time, from 1304 to c. 1368.

Bridget of Sweden was about a year old when Ibn Battuta was born.

Bridget of Sweden

Bridget of Sweden

Swedish mystic

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

Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta

Explorer

Born 24 February 1304 · died c. 1368

  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. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  7. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Bridget of Sweden and Ibn Battuta 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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Events both lived through

  • Hundred Years’ War 1337–1453Bridget of Sweden was 33 or 34; Ibn Battuta was 33
  • Black Death 1347–1352Bridget of Sweden was 42 or 43; Ibn Battuta was 41 or 42

Where Bridget of Sweden and Ibn Battuta were born

Bridget of Sweden and Ibn Battuta are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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