Who Was Alive

Were Ibn Battuta and Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor alive at the same time?

Yes. Ibn Battuta and Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor were alive at the same time, from 1316 to c. 1368.

Ibn Battuta was 12 when Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor was born.

Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta

Explorer

Born 24 February 1304 · died c. 1368

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor

Born 14 May 1316 · died 29 November 1378, aged 62

  1. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  2. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  3. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  4. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  5. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1316 – 1378
  6. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  7. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Ibn Battuta and Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor 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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Events both lived through

  • Hundred Years’ War 1337–1453Ibn Battuta was 33; Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor was 21
  • Black Death 1347–1352Ibn Battuta was 41 or 42; Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor was 29 or 30

Where Ibn Battuta and Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor were born

Ibn Battuta and Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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