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Bridget of Sweden
Hermann Rode (late 15th century), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Bridget of Sweden

Swedish mystic

Born 1303 · died 23 July 1373, aged 69 or 70
Also known as Santa Brigida, St. Bridget, Bridget

Who was alive at the same time as Bridget of Sweden?

  1. Edward I, 1239 – 1307
  2. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  3. Osman I, 1258 – 1326
  4. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  5. Giotto, c. 1272 – 1337
  6. Philip IV of France, 1268 – 1314
  7. William Wallace, 1270 – 1305
  8. Mansa Musa, c. 1280 – 1337
  9. Orhan, 1281 – 1362
  10. William of Ockham, c. 1288 – c. 1349
  11. Bridget of Sweden, 1303 – 1373
  12. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  13. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  14. Edward III, 1312 – 1377
  15. Giovanni Boccaccio, 1313 – 1375
  16. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1316 – 1378
  17. John Wycliffe, 1320s – 1384
  18. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  19. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  20. Timur, 1336 – 1405
  21. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400
  22. Catherine of Siena, 1347 – 1380
  23. Bayezid I, c. 1354 – 1403
  24. Zheng He, 1371 – c. 1435

Drag across the timeline, or use the arrow keys, to see who was alive in any year and the age each person reached that year. Dashed lines mark world events. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

When Bridget of Sweden was born, Marco Polo was 48 or 49, Osman I was 44 or 45, Edward I was 63 or 64, Philip IV of France was 34 or 35 and Orhan was 21 or 22.

When Bridget of Sweden died, Ibn Khaldun was 40 or 41, Petrarch was 69, Timur was 37, Zheng He was 1 or 2 and Giovanni Boccaccio was 59 or 60.

Born during Bridget of Sweden’s lifetime: Geoffrey Chaucer, Ibn Battuta, Ibn Khaldun, Petrarch, Hafez, Timur, Zheng He and Giovanni Boccaccio.

Not quite contemporaries: Saadi Shirazi died about 11 years before Bridget of Sweden was born, Kublai Khan died about 9 years before Bridget of Sweden was born, Donatello was born about 11 years after Bridget of Sweden died and Roger Bacon died about 11 years before Bridget of Sweden was born.

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Where Bridget of Sweden’s contemporaries were born

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The 65 best-known contemporaries

65 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Bridget of Sweden. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 1339.

  1. Dante Alighieri c. 1265 – 1321
  2. Marco Polo 1254 – 1324
  3. Geoffrey Chaucer c. 1343 – c. 1400
  4. Ibn Battuta 1304 – c. 1368
  5. Ibn Khaldun c. 1332 – c. 1406
  6. Petrarch 1304 – 1374
  7. Hafez c. 1325 – c. 1390
  8. Timur 1336 – 1405
  9. Zheng He 1371 – c. 1435
  10. Giovanni Boccaccio 1313 – 1375
  11. Osman I 1258 – 1326
  12. Giotto c. 1272 – 1337
  13. William of Ockham c. 1288 – c. 1349
  14. William Wallace 1270 – 1305
  15. Edward I 1239 – 1307
  16. Philip IV of France 1268 – 1314
  17. Orhan 1281 – 1362
  18. Bayezid I c. 1354 – 1403
  19. Edward III 1312 – 1377
  20. John Wycliffe 1320s – 1384
  21. Mansa Musa c. 1280 – 1337
  22. Catherine of Siena 1347 – 1380
  23. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor 1316 – 1378
  24. Pope Martin V c. 1369 – 1431
  25. Christine de Pizan 1364 – 1430
  26. Charles VI of France 1368 – 1422
  27. Pope John XXII 1244 – 1334
  28. Amir Khusrau 1253 – 1325
  29. Ibn Taymiyya c. 1263 – c. 1328
  30. Pope Urban V 1310 – 1370
  31. Pope Clement V 1264 – 1314
  32. Duns Scotus 1266 – 1308
  33. Pope Gregory XI c. 1331 – 1378
  34. Pope Benedict XII 1280 – 1342
  35. Pope Innocent VI c. 1284 – 1362
  36. Edward II 1284 – 1327
  37. Murad I 1326 – 1389
  38. Pope Clement VI 1291 – 1352
  39. Pope Urban VI c. 1318 – 1389
  40. Pope Gregory XII c. 1335 – 1417
  41. Władysław II Jagiełło 1362 – 1434
  42. Robert the Bruce 1274 – 1329
  43. Charles V of France 1338 – 1380
  44. Richard II of England 1367 – c. 1400
  45. Ramon Llull c. 1233 – c. 1316
  46. Pope Benedict XI 1240 – 1304
  47. Meister Eckhart c. 1260 – c. 1328
  48. Pope Innocent VII c. 1338 – 1406
  49. Henry IV of England 1367 – 1413
  50. Pope Boniface IX 1356 – 1404
  51. Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor 1368 – 1437
  52. Andrei Rublev 1360s – 1430
  53. Philip VI of France 1293 – 1350
  54. Hongwu Emperor 1328 – 1398
  55. Louis X of France 1289 – 1316
  56. John II of France 1319 – 1364
  57. Charles IV of France 1294 – 1328
  58. Duccio c. 1255 – 1319
  59. Edward the Black Prince 1330 – 1376
  60. Zeami Motokiyo c. 1363 – 1443
  61. Margaret I of Denmark 1353 – 1412
  62. Yunus Emre c. 1241 – c. 1321
  63. Manuel II Palaiologos 1350 – 1425
  64. Dmitry Donskoy 1350 – 1389
  65. Casimir III the Great 1310 – 1370