Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Edward I and Dante Alighieri were alive at the same time, from c. 1265 to 1307.

Edward I

Edward I

Monarch of England

Born 17 June 1239 · died 7 July 1307, aged 68

Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri

Poet and philosopher

Born c. 1265 · died 14 September 1321

  1. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  2. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  3. Edward I, 1239 – 1307
  4. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  5. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  6. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  7. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374

Edward I and Dante Alighieri 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 Edward I and Dante Alighieri were born

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