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Charles V of France
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Charles V of France

King of France

Born 21 January 1338 · died 16 September 1380, aged 42
Also known as the Wise Charles, Charles the Wise, Charles Le Sage

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

  1. Pope Benedict XII, 1280 – 1342
  2. Orhan, 1281 – 1362
  3. William of Ockham, c. 1288 – c. 1349
  4. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  5. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  6. Pope Urban V, 1310 – 1370
  7. Edward III, 1312 – 1377
  8. Giovanni Boccaccio, 1313 – 1375
  9. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1316 – 1378
  10. John Wycliffe, 1320s – 1384
  11. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  12. Pope Gregory XI, c. 1331 – 1378
  13. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  14. Timur, 1336 – 1405
  15. Charles V of France, 1338 – 1380
  16. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400
  17. Catherine of Siena, 1347 – 1380
  18. Bayezid I, c. 1354 – 1403
  19. Christine de Pizan, 1364 – 1430
  20. Pope Martin V, c. 1369 – 1431
  21. Charles VI of France, 1368 – 1422
  22. Jan Hus, c. 1375 – 1415
  23. Zheng He, 1371 – c. 1435
  24. Pope Callixtus III, 1379 – 1458

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When Charles V of France was born, Ibn Battuta was 33, Ibn Khaldun was 5 or 6, Petrarch was 33, Timur was 1 and Giovanni Boccaccio was 24 or 25.

When Charles V of France died, Ibn Khaldun was 47 or 48, Timur was 44, Zheng He was 8 or 9, Pope Callixtus III was 1 and Christine de Pizan was 16.

Born during Charles V of France’s lifetime: Geoffrey Chaucer, Zheng He, Jan Hus, Pope Callixtus III, Bayezid I, Catherine of Siena, Pope Martin V and Christine de Pizan.

Not quite contemporaries: Marco Polo died about 14 years before Charles V of France was born, Johannes Gutenberg was born about 13 years after Charles V of France died, Donatello was born about 4 years after Charles V of France died and Osman I died about 12 years before Charles V of France was born.

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Where Charles V of France’s contemporaries were born

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The 46 best-known contemporaries

46 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Charles V of France. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 1359.

  1. Geoffrey Chaucer c. 1343 – c. 1400
  2. Ibn Battuta 1304 – c. 1368
  3. Ibn Khaldun c. 1332 – c. 1406
  4. Petrarch 1304 – 1374
  5. Hafez c. 1325 – c. 1390
  6. Timur 1336 – 1405
  7. Zheng He 1371 – c. 1435
  8. Giovanni Boccaccio 1313 – 1375
  9. Jan Hus c. 1375 – 1415
  10. William of Ockham c. 1288 – c. 1349
  11. Pope Callixtus III 1379 – 1458
  12. Orhan 1281 – 1362
  13. Bayezid I c. 1354 – 1403
  14. Edward III 1312 – 1377
  15. John Wycliffe 1320s – 1384
  16. Catherine of Siena 1347 – 1380
  17. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor 1316 – 1378
  18. Pope Martin V c. 1369 – 1431
  19. Christine de Pizan 1364 – 1430
  20. Charles VI of France 1368 – 1422
  21. Pope Urban V 1310 – 1370
  22. Pope Gregory XI c. 1331 – 1378
  23. Pope Benedict XII 1280 – 1342
  24. Pope Innocent VI c. 1284 – 1362
  25. Murad I 1326 – 1389
  26. Pope Clement VI 1291 – 1352
  27. Pope Urban VI c. 1318 – 1389
  28. Pope Gregory XII c. 1335 – 1417
  29. Władysław II Jagiełło 1362 – 1434
  30. Richard II of England 1367 – c. 1400
  31. Pope Innocent VII c. 1338 – 1406
  32. Henry IV of England 1367 – 1413
  33. Pope Boniface IX 1356 – 1404
  34. Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor 1368 – 1437
  35. Andrei Rublev 1360s – 1430
  36. Philip VI of France 1293 – 1350
  37. Filippo Brunelleschi 1377 – 1446
  38. Bridget of Sweden 1303 – 1373
  39. Hongwu Emperor 1328 – 1398
  40. John II of France 1319 – 1364
  41. Edward the Black Prince 1330 – 1376
  42. Zeami Motokiyo c. 1363 – 1443
  43. Margaret I of Denmark 1353 – 1412
  44. Manuel II Palaiologos 1350 – 1425
  45. Dmitry Donskoy 1350 – 1389
  46. Casimir III the Great 1310 – 1370