Who Was Alive

Were Dante Alighieri and John II of France alive at the same time?

Yes. Dante Alighieri and John II of France were alive at the same time for 2 years, from 1319 to 1321.

John II of France was 2 when Dante Alighieri died.

Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri

Poet and philosopher

Born c. 1265 · died 14 September 1321

John II of France

John II of France

King of France

Born 26 April 1319 · died 8 April 1364, aged 44

  1. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  2. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  3. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  4. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  5. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  6. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  7. John II of France, 1319 – 1364
  8. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  9. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Dante Alighieri and John II of France 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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Where Dante Alighieri and John II of France were born

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