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Charles IV of France
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Charles IV of France

King of France

Born 18 May 1294 · died 1 February 1328, aged 33
Also known as Charles IV, Karlo IV. Lijepi, Charles IV the Fair

Who was alive at the same time as Charles IV of France?

  1. Pope Celestine V, 1215 – 1296
  2. Pope Boniface VIII, 1235 – 1303
  3. Edward I, 1239 – 1307
  4. Pope John XXII, 1244 – 1334
  5. Amir Khusrau, 1253 – 1325
  6. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  7. Osman I, 1258 – 1326
  8. Ibn Taymiyya, c. 1263 – c. 1328
  9. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  10. Pope Clement V, 1264 – 1314
  11. Giotto, c. 1272 – 1337
  12. Philip IV of France, 1268 – 1314
  13. William Wallace, 1270 – 1305
  14. Mansa Musa, c. 1280 – 1337
  15. Orhan, 1281 – 1362
  16. William of Ockham, c. 1288 – c. 1349
  17. Charles IV of France, 1294 – 1328
  18. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  19. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  20. Pope Urban V, 1310 – 1370
  21. Edward III, 1312 – 1377
  22. Giovanni Boccaccio, 1313 – 1375
  23. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1316 – 1378
  24. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390

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When Charles IV of France was born, Marco Polo was 39, Osman I was 35, William Wallace was 23 or 24, Edward I was 54 and Pope Boniface VIII was 59.

When Charles IV of France died, Ibn Battuta was 23, Petrarch was 23, Giovanni Boccaccio was 14 or 15, Orhan was 46 and Edward III was 15.

Born during Charles IV of France’s lifetime: Ibn Battuta, Petrarch, Hafez, Giovanni Boccaccio, Edward III, Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Pope Urban V and Murad I.

Not quite contemporaries: Geoffrey Chaucer was born about 13 years after Charles IV of France died, Ibn Khaldun was born about 4 years after Charles IV of France died, Timur was born about 8 years after Charles IV of France died and Saadi Shirazi died about 2 years before Charles IV of France was born.

Where Charles IV of France’s contemporaries were born

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Compare Charles IV of France

The 42 best-known contemporaries

42 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Charles IV of France. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 1311.

  1. Dante Alighieri c. 1265 – 1321
  2. Marco Polo 1254 – 1324
  3. Ibn Battuta 1304 – c. 1368
  4. Petrarch 1304 – 1374
  5. Hafez c. 1325 – c. 1390
  6. Giovanni Boccaccio 1313 – 1375
  7. Osman I 1258 – 1326
  8. Giotto c. 1272 – 1337
  9. William of Ockham c. 1288 – c. 1349
  10. William Wallace 1270 – 1305
  11. Edward I 1239 – 1307
  12. Pope Boniface VIII 1235 – 1303
  13. Philip IV of France 1268 – 1314
  14. Orhan 1281 – 1362
  15. Edward III 1312 – 1377
  16. Mansa Musa c. 1280 – 1337
  17. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor 1316 – 1378
  18. Pope Celestine V 1215 – 1296
  19. Pope John XXII 1244 – 1334
  20. Amir Khusrau 1253 – 1325
  21. Ibn Taymiyya c. 1263 – c. 1328
  22. Pope Urban V 1310 – 1370
  23. Pope Clement V 1264 – 1314
  24. Duns Scotus 1266 – 1308
  25. Pope Benedict XII 1280 – 1342
  26. Pope Innocent VI c. 1284 – 1362
  27. Edward II 1284 – 1327
  28. Murad I 1326 – 1389
  29. Pope Clement VI 1291 – 1352
  30. Pope Urban VI c. 1318 – 1389
  31. Robert the Bruce 1274 – 1329
  32. Ramon Llull c. 1233 – c. 1316
  33. Pope Benedict XI 1240 – 1304
  34. Meister Eckhart c. 1260 – c. 1328
  35. Philip VI of France 1293 – 1350
  36. Bridget of Sweden 1303 – 1373
  37. Louis X of France 1289 – 1316
  38. John II of France 1319 – 1364
  39. Duccio c. 1255 – 1319
  40. Cimabue c. 1240 – 1302
  41. Yunus Emre c. 1241 – c. 1321
  42. Casimir III the Great 1310 – 1370