Who Was Alive

Were Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Geoffrey Chaucer alive at the same time?

Yes. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Geoffrey Chaucer were alive at the same time, from c. 1343 to 1378.

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor

Born 14 May 1316 · died 29 November 1378, aged 62

Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer

English poet

Born c. 1343 · died c. 1400

  1. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  2. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  3. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  4. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  5. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1316 – 1378
  6. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  7. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  8. Timur, 1336 – 1405
  9. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor 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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Events both lived through

  • Black Death 1347–1352Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor was 29 or 30

Where Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Geoffrey Chaucer were born

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