Who Was Alive

Were Marco Polo and Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor alive at the same time?

Yes. Marco Polo and Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor were alive at the same time for 7 years, from 1316 to 1324.

Marco Polo was 61 when Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor was born.

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor was 7 when Marco Polo died, aged 69.

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Venetian explorer and merchant

Born 15 September 1254 · died 8 January 1324, aged 69

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor

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

  1. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  2. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  3. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  4. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  5. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  6. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  7. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1316 – 1378
  8. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  9. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Marco Polo 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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Where Marco Polo and Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor were born

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