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Henry III of England
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Henry III of England

Monarch of England

Born 1 October 1207 · died 16 November 1272, aged 65
Also known as Henry III, Henry of Winchester

Who was alive at the same time as Henry III of England?

  1. Pope Innocent III, 1160s – 1216
  2. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  3. Ibn Arabi, 1165 – 1240
  4. John, King of England, 1166 – 1216
  5. Pope Gregory IX, 1170 – 1241
  6. Shota Rustaveli, 1172 – 1216
  7. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  8. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1194 – 1250
  9. Albertus Magnus, c. 1200 – 1280
  10. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  11. Henry III of England, 1207 – 1272
  12. Saadi Shirazi, c. 1210 – 1292
  13. Nasreddin, 1208 – 1284
  14. Louis IX of France, c. 1215 – 1270
  15. Kublai Khan, 1215 – 1294
  16. Roger Bacon, c. 1220 – 1292
  17. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  18. Pope Boniface VIII, 1235 – 1303
  19. Edward I, 1239 – 1307
  20. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  21. Osman I, 1258 – 1326
  22. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  23. Philip IV of France, 1268 – 1314
  24. William Wallace, 1270 – 1305

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When Henry III of England was born, Genghis Khan was 45, Rumi was under a year old, Shota Rustaveli was 34 or 35, John, King of England was 40 and Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor was 12.

When Henry III of England died, Marco Polo was 18, Thomas Aquinas was 46 or 47, Rumi was 65, Kublai Khan was 57 and Osman I was 14.

Born during Henry III of England’s lifetime: Dante Alighieri, Marco Polo, Thomas Aquinas, Saadi Shirazi, Kublai Khan, Osman I, Louis IX of France and Roger Bacon.

Not quite contemporaries: Saladin died about 14 years before Henry III of England was born, Averroes died about 9 years before Henry III of England was born, Zhu Xi died about 7 years before Henry III of England was born and Richard I of England died about 8 years before Henry III of England was born.

What happened in Henry III of England’s lifetime

Where Henry III of England’s contemporaries were born

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The 69 best-known contemporaries

69 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Henry III of England. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 1240.

  1. Dante Alighieri c. 1265 – 1321
  2. Marco Polo 1254 – 1324
  3. Genghis Khan 1162 – 1227
  4. Thomas Aquinas 1225 – 1274
  5. Rumi 1207 – 1273
  6. Francis of Assisi c. 1182 – 1226
  7. Saadi Shirazi c. 1210 – 1292
  8. Kublai Khan 1215 – 1294
  9. Osman I 1258 – 1326
  10. Shota Rustaveli 1172 – 1216
  11. Pope Innocent III 1160s – 1216
  12. Albertus Magnus c. 1200 – 1280
  13. Louis IX of France c. 1215 – 1270
  14. Roger Bacon c. 1220 – 1292
  15. John, King of England 1166 – 1216
  16. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor 1194 – 1250
  17. Ibn Arabi 1165 – 1240
  18. William Wallace 1270 – 1305
  19. Nasreddin 1208 – 1284
  20. Edward I 1239 – 1307
  21. Pope Boniface VIII 1235 – 1303
  22. Pope Gregory IX 1170 – 1241
  23. Philip IV of France 1268 – 1314
  24. Anthony of Padua 1195 – 1231
  25. Ögedei Khan 1186 – 1241
  26. Pope Celestine V 1215 – 1296
  27. Alexander Nevsky 1220 – 1263
  28. Snorri Sturluson 1179 – 1241
  29. Batu Khan c. 1205 – c. 1255
  30. Philip II of France 1165 – 1223
  31. Hulegu Khan 1217 – 1265
  32. Bonaventure 1221 – 1274
  33. Pope John XXII 1244 – 1334
  34. Amir Khusrau 1253 – 1325
  35. Ibn Taymiyya c. 1263 – c. 1328
  36. Pope Honorius III 1148 – 1227
  37. Alfonso X of Castile 1221 – 1284
  38. Pope Clement V 1264 – 1314
  39. Duns Scotus 1266 – 1308
  40. Dominic de Guzmán c. 1172 – 1221
  41. Pope Urban IV c. 1185 – 1264
  42. Pope Gregory X 1210 – 1276
  43. Nasir al-Din al-Tusi 1201 – 1274
  44. Ramon Llull c. 1233 – c. 1316
  45. Pope Benedict XI 1240 – 1304
  46. Meister Eckhart c. 1260 – c. 1328
  47. Pope Clement IV 1190 – 1268
  48. Pope Nicholas III 1210s – 1280
  49. Pope Innocent V 1225 – 1276
  50. Louis VIII of France 1187 – 1226
  51. Pope Nicholas IV 1227 – 1292
  52. Pope John XXI c. 1213 – 1277
  53. Clare of Assisi 1194 – 1253
  54. Pope Adrian V 1205 – 1276
  55. Pope Martin IV 1220 – 1285
  56. Attar of Nishapur 1145 – 1221
  57. Philip III of France 1245 – 1285
  58. Pope Honorius IV c. 1210 – 1287
  59. Jochi 1182 – 1227
  60. Duccio c. 1255 – 1319
  61. Chagatai Khan 1183 – 1242
  62. Tamar of Georgia 1166 – 1213
  63. Walther von der Vogelweide c. 1170 – c. 1230
  64. Elizabeth of Hungary 1207 – 1231
  65. Rudolf I of Germany 1218 – 1291
  66. Charles I of Anjou 1226 – 1285
  67. Cimabue c. 1240 – 1302
  68. Yunus Emre c. 1241 – c. 1321
  69. Razia Sultan c. 1206 – 1240