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John II of France
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John II of France

King of France

Born 26 April 1319 · died 8 April 1364, aged 44
Also known as John the Good, Jean II of France, John 02 Of France

Who was alive at the same time as John II of France?

  1. Pope John XXII, 1244 – 1334
  2. Amir Khusrau, 1253 – 1325
  3. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  4. Osman I, 1258 – 1326
  5. Ibn Taymiyya, c. 1263 – c. 1328
  6. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  7. Giotto, c. 1272 – 1337
  8. Mansa Musa, c. 1280 – 1337
  9. Orhan, 1281 – 1362
  10. William of Ockham, c. 1288 – c. 1349
  11. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  12. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  13. Pope Urban V, 1310 – 1370
  14. Edward III, 1312 – 1377
  15. Giovanni Boccaccio, 1313 – 1375
  16. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1316 – 1378
  17. John II of France, 1319 – 1364
  18. John Wycliffe, 1320s – 1384
  19. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  20. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  21. Timur, 1336 – 1405
  22. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400
  23. Catherine of Siena, 1347 – 1380
  24. Bayezid I, c. 1354 – 1403

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When John II of France was born, Marco Polo was 64, Ibn Battuta was 15, Petrarch was 14, Giovanni Boccaccio was 5 or 6 and Osman I was 60.

When John II of France died, Ibn Battuta was 60, Ibn Khaldun was 31 or 32, Petrarch was 59, Timur was 27 or 28 and Giovanni Boccaccio was 50 or 51.

Born during John II of France’s lifetime: Geoffrey Chaucer, Ibn Khaldun, Hafez, Timur, Bayezid I, John Wycliffe, Catherine of Siena and Pope Gregory XI.

Not quite contemporaries: Zheng He was born about 7 years after John II of France died, Jan Hus was born about 6 years after John II of France died, William Wallace died about 14 years before John II of France was born and Edward I died about 12 years before John II of France was born.

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The 46 best-known contemporaries

46 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as John II of France. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 1342.

  1. Dante Alighieri c. 1265 – 1321
  2. Marco Polo 1254 – 1324
  3. Geoffrey Chaucer c. 1343 – c. 1400
  4. Ibn Battuta 1304 – c. 1368
  5. Ibn Khaldun c. 1332 – c. 1406
  6. Petrarch 1304 – 1374
  7. Hafez c. 1325 – c. 1390
  8. Timur 1336 – 1405
  9. Giovanni Boccaccio 1313 – 1375
  10. Osman I 1258 – 1326
  11. Giotto c. 1272 – 1337
  12. William of Ockham c. 1288 – c. 1349
  13. Orhan 1281 – 1362
  14. Bayezid I c. 1354 – 1403
  15. Edward III 1312 – 1377
  16. John Wycliffe 1320s – 1384
  17. Mansa Musa c. 1280 – 1337
  18. Catherine of Siena 1347 – 1380
  19. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor 1316 – 1378
  20. Pope John XXII 1244 – 1334
  21. Amir Khusrau 1253 – 1325
  22. Ibn Taymiyya c. 1263 – c. 1328
  23. Pope Urban V 1310 – 1370
  24. Pope Gregory XI c. 1331 – 1378
  25. Pope Benedict XII 1280 – 1342
  26. Pope Innocent VI c. 1284 – 1362
  27. Edward II 1284 – 1327
  28. Murad I 1326 – 1389
  29. Pope Clement VI 1291 – 1352
  30. Pope Urban VI c. 1318 – 1389
  31. Pope Gregory XII c. 1335 – 1417
  32. Władysław II Jagiełło 1362 – 1434
  33. Robert the Bruce 1274 – 1329
  34. Charles V of France 1338 – 1380
  35. Meister Eckhart c. 1260 – c. 1328
  36. Pope Innocent VII c. 1338 – 1406
  37. Pope Boniface IX 1356 – 1404
  38. Philip VI of France 1293 – 1350
  39. Bridget of Sweden 1303 – 1373
  40. Hongwu Emperor 1328 – 1398
  41. Charles IV of France 1294 – 1328
  42. Edward the Black Prince 1330 – 1376
  43. Margaret I of Denmark 1353 – 1412
  44. Manuel II Palaiologos 1350 – 1425
  45. Dmitry Donskoy 1350 – 1389
  46. Casimir III the Great 1310 – 1370