Who Was Alive

Were Dante Alighieri and Philip IV of France alive at the same time?

Yes. Dante Alighieri and Philip IV of France were alive at the same time for 46 years, from 1268 to 1314.

Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri

Poet and philosopher

Born c. 1265 · died 14 September 1321

Philip IV of France

Philip IV of France

King of France

Born June 1268 · died 29 November 1314, aged 46

  1. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  2. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  3. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  4. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  5. Philip IV of France, 1268 – 1314
  6. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  7. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374

Dante Alighieri and Philip IV 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 Philip IV of France were born

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