Who Was Alive

Were Louis X of France and Petrarch alive at the same time?

Yes. Louis X of France and Petrarch were alive at the same time for 11 years, from 1304 to 1316.

Louis X of France was 14 when Petrarch was born.

Petrarch was 11 when Louis X of France died, aged 26.

Louis X of France

Louis X of France

King of France

Born 4 October 1289 · died 5 June 1316, aged 26

Petrarch

Petrarch

Italian poet

Born 20 July 1304 · died 19 July 1374, aged 69

  1. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  2. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  3. Louis X of France, 1289 – 1316
  4. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  5. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  6. Giovanni Boccaccio, 1313 – 1375
  7. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  8. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Louis X of France and Petrarch 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 Louis X of France and Petrarch were born

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