Who Was Alive

Were Geoffrey Chaucer and Charles VI of France alive at the same time?

Yes. Geoffrey Chaucer and Charles VI of France were alive at the same time, from 1368 to c. 1400.

Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer

English poet

Born c. 1343 · died c. 1400

Charles VI of France

Charles VI of France

King of France

Born 3 December 1368 · died 21 October 1422, aged 53

  1. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  2. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  3. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  4. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  5. Timur, 1336 – 1405
  6. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400
  7. Charles VI of France, 1368 – 1422
  8. Johannes Gutenberg, c. 1400 – 1468
  9. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 – 1431

Geoffrey Chaucer and Charles 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 Geoffrey Chaucer and Charles VI of France were born

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