Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Dante Alighieri and Philip VI of France were alive at the same time for 27 years, from 1293 to 1321.

Philip VI of France was 27 when Dante Alighieri died.

Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri

Poet and philosopher

Born c. 1265 · died 14 September 1321

Philip VI of France

Philip VI of France

King of France

Born 17 November 1293 · died 22 August 1350, aged 56

  1. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  2. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  3. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  4. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  5. Philip VI of France, 1293 – 1350
  6. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  7. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  8. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  9. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Dante Alighieri and Philip VI 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 VI of France were born

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