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Charles I of Anjou
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Charles I of Anjou

French politician

Born 21 March 1226 · died 7 January 1285, aged 58
Also known as Charles I of Naples, Charles of Anjou

Who was alive at the same time as Charles I of Anjou?

  1. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  2. Ibn Arabi, 1165 – 1240
  3. Pope Gregory IX, 1170 – 1241
  4. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  5. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1194 – 1250
  6. Albertus Magnus, c. 1200 – 1280
  7. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  8. Saadi Shirazi, c. 1210 – 1292
  9. Nasreddin, 1208 – 1284
  10. Louis IX of France, c. 1215 – 1270
  11. Kublai Khan, 1215 – 1294
  12. Roger Bacon, c. 1220 – 1292
  13. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  14. Charles I of Anjou, 1226 – 1285
  15. Pope Boniface VIII, 1235 – 1303
  16. Edward I, 1239 – 1307
  17. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  18. Osman I, 1258 – 1326
  19. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  20. Giotto, c. 1272 – 1337
  21. Philip IV of France, 1268 – 1314
  22. William Wallace, 1270 – 1305
  23. Mansa Musa, c. 1280 – 1337
  24. Orhan, 1281 – 1362

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When Charles I of Anjou was born, Genghis Khan was 63, Thomas Aquinas was about a year old, Rumi was 18, Kublai Khan was 10 and Louis IX of France was 10 or 11.

When Charles I of Anjou died, Marco Polo was 30, Kublai Khan was 69, Osman I was 26, William Wallace was 14 or 15 and Edward I was 45.

Born during Charles I of Anjou’s lifetime: Dante Alighieri, Marco Polo, Osman I, Giotto, William Wallace, Edward I, Pope Boniface VIII and Philip IV of France.

Not quite contemporaries: William of Ockham was born about 2 years after Charles I of Anjou died, Shota Rustaveli died about 10 years before Charles I of Anjou was born, Pope Innocent III died about 10 years before Charles I of Anjou was born and John, King of England died about 10 years before Charles I of Anjou was born.

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Where Charles I of Anjou’s contemporaries were born

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The 68 best-known contemporaries

68 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Charles I of Anjou. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 1256.

  1. Dante Alighieri c. 1265 – 1321
  2. Marco Polo 1254 – 1324
  3. Genghis Khan 1162 – 1227
  4. Thomas Aquinas 1225 – 1274
  5. Rumi 1207 – 1273
  6. Francis of Assisi c. 1182 – 1226
  7. Saadi Shirazi c. 1210 – 1292
  8. Kublai Khan 1215 – 1294
  9. Osman I 1258 – 1326
  10. Giotto c. 1272 – 1337
  11. Albertus Magnus c. 1200 – 1280
  12. Louis IX of France c. 1215 – 1270
  13. Roger Bacon c. 1220 – 1292
  14. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor 1194 – 1250
  15. Ibn Arabi 1165 – 1240
  16. William Wallace 1270 – 1305
  17. Nasreddin 1208 – 1284
  18. Edward I 1239 – 1307
  19. Pope Boniface VIII 1235 – 1303
  20. Pope Gregory IX 1170 – 1241
  21. Philip IV of France 1268 – 1314
  22. Orhan 1281 – 1362
  23. Mansa Musa c. 1280 – 1337
  24. Anthony of Padua 1195 – 1231
  25. Ögedei Khan 1186 – 1241
  26. Pope Celestine V 1215 – 1296
  27. Alexander Nevsky 1220 – 1263
  28. Snorri Sturluson 1179 – 1241
  29. Batu Khan c. 1205 – c. 1255
  30. Hulegu Khan 1217 – 1265
  31. Bonaventure 1221 – 1274
  32. Pope John XXII 1244 – 1334
  33. Amir Khusrau 1253 – 1325
  34. Ibn Taymiyya c. 1263 – c. 1328
  35. Pope Honorius III 1148 – 1227
  36. Alfonso X of Castile 1221 – 1284
  37. Pope Clement V 1264 – 1314
  38. Duns Scotus 1266 – 1308
  39. Pope Benedict XII 1280 – 1342
  40. Edward II 1284 – 1327
  41. Pope Urban IV c. 1185 – 1264
  42. Henry III of England 1207 – 1272
  43. Pope Gregory X 1210 – 1276
  44. Robert the Bruce 1274 – 1329
  45. Nasir al-Din al-Tusi 1201 – 1274
  46. Ramon Llull c. 1233 – c. 1316
  47. Pope Benedict XI 1240 – 1304
  48. Meister Eckhart c. 1260 – c. 1328
  49. Pope Clement IV 1190 – 1268
  50. Pope Nicholas III 1210s – 1280
  51. Pope Innocent V 1225 – 1276
  52. Louis VIII of France 1187 – 1226
  53. Pope Nicholas IV 1227 – 1292
  54. Pope John XXI c. 1213 – 1277
  55. Clare of Assisi 1194 – 1253
  56. Pope Adrian V 1205 – 1276
  57. Pope Martin IV 1220 – 1285
  58. Philip III of France 1245 – 1285
  59. Pope Honorius IV c. 1210 – 1287
  60. Jochi 1182 – 1227
  61. Duccio c. 1255 – 1319
  62. Chagatai Khan 1183 – 1242
  63. Walther von der Vogelweide c. 1170 – c. 1230
  64. Elizabeth of Hungary 1207 – 1231
  65. Rudolf I of Germany 1218 – 1291
  66. Cimabue c. 1240 – 1302
  67. Yunus Emre c. 1241 – c. 1321
  68. Razia Sultan c. 1206 – 1240