Who Was Alive

Were Dante Alighieri and Edward II alive at the same time?

Yes. Dante Alighieri and Edward II were alive at the same time for 37 years, from 1284 to 1321.

Edward II was 37 when Dante Alighieri died.

Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri

Poet and philosopher

Born c. 1265 · died 14 September 1321

Edward II

Edward II

Monarch of England

Born 25 April 1284 · died 21 September 1327, aged 43

  1. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  2. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  3. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  4. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  5. Edward II, 1284 – 1327
  6. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  7. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  8. Giovanni Boccaccio, 1313 – 1375

Dante Alighieri and Edward II 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.

Challenge a friend with this question Compare Dante Alighieri with someone else

Where Dante Alighieri and Edward II were born

Dante Alighieri and Edward II are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list