Who Was Alive
Edward II
Founder of Oriel College, after a painting in the Bodleian Library (colour engraving) by English School (19th century), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Edward II

Monarch of England

Born 25 April 1284 · died 21 September 1327, aged 43
Also known as Edward II of England, Edward of Caernarvon, Edward of Caernarfon

Who was alive at the same time as Edward II?

  1. Saadi Shirazi, c. 1210 – 1292
  2. Pope Celestine V, 1215 – 1296
  3. Kublai Khan, 1215 – 1294
  4. Roger Bacon, c. 1220 – 1292
  5. Pope Boniface VIII, 1235 – 1303
  6. Edward I, 1239 – 1307
  7. Pope John XXII, 1244 – 1334
  8. Amir Khusrau, 1253 – 1325
  9. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  10. Osman I, 1258 – 1326
  11. Ibn Taymiyya, c. 1263 – c. 1328
  12. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  13. Giotto, c. 1272 – 1337
  14. Philip IV of France, 1268 – 1314
  15. William Wallace, 1270 – 1305
  16. Mansa Musa, c. 1280 – 1337
  17. Orhan, 1281 – 1362
  18. Edward II, 1284 – 1327
  19. William of Ockham, c. 1288 – c. 1349
  20. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  21. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  22. Edward III, 1312 – 1377
  23. Giovanni Boccaccio, 1313 – 1375
  24. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1316 – 1378

Drag across the timeline, or use the arrow keys, to see who was alive in any year and the age each person reached that year. Dashed lines mark world events. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

When Edward II was born, Marco Polo was 29, Kublai Khan was 68, Osman I was 25, William Wallace was 13 or 14 and Edward I was 44.

When Edward II died, Ibn Battuta was 23, Petrarch was 23, Giovanni Boccaccio was 13 or 14, Orhan was 46 and Edward III was 14.

Born during Edward II’s lifetime: Ibn Battuta, Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, William of Ockham, Edward III, Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Pope Urban V and Murad I.

Not quite contemporaries: Thomas Aquinas died about 10 years before Edward II was born, Geoffrey Chaucer was born about 14 years after Edward II died, Ibn Khaldun was born about 5 years after Edward II died and Rumi died about 11 years before Edward II was born.

Where Edward II’s contemporaries were born

Edward II is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (50 of 51 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list

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The 50 best-known contemporaries

50 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Edward II. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 1306.

  1. Dante Alighieri c. 1265 – 1321
  2. Marco Polo 1254 – 1324
  3. Ibn Battuta 1304 – c. 1368
  4. Petrarch 1304 – 1374
  5. Giovanni Boccaccio 1313 – 1375
  6. Saadi Shirazi c. 1210 – 1292
  7. Kublai Khan 1215 – 1294
  8. Osman I 1258 – 1326
  9. Giotto c. 1272 – 1337
  10. William of Ockham c. 1288 – c. 1349
  11. Roger Bacon c. 1220 – 1292
  12. William Wallace 1270 – 1305
  13. Edward I 1239 – 1307
  14. Pope Boniface VIII 1235 – 1303
  15. Philip IV of France 1268 – 1314
  16. Orhan 1281 – 1362
  17. Edward III 1312 – 1377
  18. Mansa Musa c. 1280 – 1337
  19. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor 1316 – 1378
  20. Pope Celestine V 1215 – 1296
  21. Pope John XXII 1244 – 1334
  22. Amir Khusrau 1253 – 1325
  23. Ibn Taymiyya c. 1263 – c. 1328
  24. Pope Urban V 1310 – 1370
  25. Pope Clement V 1264 – 1314
  26. Duns Scotus 1266 – 1308
  27. Pope Benedict XII 1280 – 1342
  28. Pope Innocent VI c. 1284 – 1362
  29. Murad I 1326 – 1389
  30. Pope Clement VI 1291 – 1352
  31. Pope Urban VI c. 1318 – 1389
  32. Robert the Bruce 1274 – 1329
  33. Ramon Llull c. 1233 – c. 1316
  34. Pope Benedict XI 1240 – 1304
  35. Meister Eckhart c. 1260 – c. 1328
  36. Pope Nicholas IV 1227 – 1292
  37. Pope Martin IV 1220 – 1285
  38. Philip III of France 1245 – 1285
  39. Philip VI of France 1293 – 1350
  40. Pope Honorius IV c. 1210 – 1287
  41. Bridget of Sweden 1303 – 1373
  42. Louis X of France 1289 – 1316
  43. John II of France 1319 – 1364
  44. Charles IV of France 1294 – 1328
  45. Duccio c. 1255 – 1319
  46. Rudolf I of Germany 1218 – 1291
  47. Charles I of Anjou 1226 – 1285
  48. Cimabue c. 1240 – 1302
  49. Yunus Emre c. 1241 – c. 1321
  50. Casimir III the Great 1310 – 1370