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Henry V of England
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Henry V of England

Monarch of England

Born 16 September 1386 · died 31 August 1422, aged 35
Also known as Henry V, Henry, Henry of Monmouth

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

  1. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  2. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  3. Timur, 1336 – 1405
  4. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400
  5. Bayezid I, c. 1354 – 1403
  6. Pope Martin V, c. 1369 – 1431
  7. Jan Hus, c. 1375 – 1415
  8. Zheng He, 1371 – c. 1435
  9. Pope Callixtus III, 1379 – 1458
  10. Pope Eugene IV, 1383 – 1447
  11. Donatello, c. 1386 – 1466
  12. Henry V of England, 1386 – 1422
  13. Jan van Eyck, c. 1390 – 1441
  14. Johannes Gutenberg, c. 1400 – 1468
  15. Pope Nicholas V, c. 1397 – 1455
  16. Nicholas of Cusa, 1401 – 1464
  17. Leon Battista Alberti, 1404 – 1472
  18. Murad II, 1404 – 1451
  19. Skanderbeg, 1405 – 1468
  20. Pope Pius II, 1405 – 1464
  21. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 – 1431
  22. Pope Sixtus IV, 1414 – 1484
  23. Jami, 1414 – 1492
  24. Pope Paul II, 1417 – 1471

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When Henry V of England was born, Ibn Khaldun was 53 or 54, Timur was 50, Zheng He was 14 or 15, Pope Callixtus III was 7 and Pope Eugene IV was 2 or 3.

When Henry V of England died, Zheng He was 50 or 51, Pope Pius II was 16, Leon Battista Alberti was 18, Pope Callixtus III was 43 and Jami was 7.

Born during Henry V of England’s lifetime: Joan of Arc, Johannes Gutenberg, Pope Pius II, Leon Battista Alberti, Jan van Eyck, Jami, Pope Nicholas V and Skanderbeg.

Not quite contemporaries: Petrarch died about 12 years before Henry V of England was born, Giovanni Boccaccio died about 11 years before Henry V of England was born, Mehmed II was born about 10 years after Henry V of England died and Pope Alexander VI was born about 7 years after Henry V of England died.

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Where Henry V of England’s contemporaries were born

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The 57 best-known contemporaries

57 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Henry V of England. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 1404.

  1. Joan of Arc c. 1412 – 1431
  2. Johannes Gutenberg c. 1400 – 1468
  3. Geoffrey Chaucer c. 1343 – c. 1400
  4. Ibn Khaldun c. 1332 – c. 1406
  5. Hafez c. 1325 – c. 1390
  6. Timur 1336 – 1405
  7. Zheng He 1371 – c. 1435
  8. Donatello c. 1386 – 1466
  9. Jan Hus c. 1375 – 1415
  10. Pope Pius II 1405 – 1464
  11. Leon Battista Alberti 1404 – 1472
  12. Pope Callixtus III 1379 – 1458
  13. Jan van Eyck c. 1390 – 1441
  14. Jami 1414 – 1492
  15. Bayezid I c. 1354 – 1403
  16. Pope Eugene IV 1383 – 1447
  17. Pope Nicholas V c. 1397 – 1455
  18. Skanderbeg 1405 – 1468
  19. Pope Sixtus IV 1414 – 1484
  20. Nicholas of Cusa 1401 – 1464
  21. Pope Paul II 1417 – 1471
  22. Pope Martin V c. 1369 – 1431
  23. Murad II 1404 – 1451
  24. Christine de Pizan 1364 – 1430
  25. Charles VI of France 1368 – 1422
  26. Masaccio 1401 – 1428
  27. Ulugh Beg 1394 – 1449
  28. Thomas à Kempis c. 1381 – 1471
  29. Charles VII of France 1403 – 1461
  30. Murad I 1326 – 1389
  31. Fra Angelico c. 1396 – 1455
  32. Sejong the Great 1397 – 1450
  33. Pope Urban VI c. 1318 – 1389
  34. Pope Gregory XII c. 1335 – 1417
  35. Władysław II Jagiełło 1362 – 1434
  36. Constantine XI Palaiologos 1404 – 1453
  37. Henry VI of England 1421 – 1471
  38. Richard II of England 1367 – c. 1400
  39. Pope Innocent VII c. 1338 – 1406
  40. Henry IV of England 1367 – 1413
  41. Mehmed I 1386 – 1421
  42. Pope Boniface IX 1356 – 1404
  43. Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor 1368 – 1437
  44. Andrei Rublev 1360s – 1430
  45. Filippo Brunelleschi 1377 – 1446
  46. Hongwu Emperor 1328 – 1398
  47. Piero della Francesca 1415 – 1492
  48. Prince Henry the Navigator 1394 – 1460
  49. Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor 1415 – 1493
  50. Zeami Motokiyo c. 1363 – 1443
  51. Margaret I of Denmark 1353 – 1412
  52. James I of Scotland 1394 – 1437
  53. Manuel II Palaiologos 1350 – 1425
  54. Dmitry Donskoy 1350 – 1389
  55. Cosimo de' Medici 1389 – 1464
  56. Rogier van der Weyden c. 1396 – 1464
  57. Lorenzo Valla 1407 – 1457