Who Was Alive

Were Marco Polo and Edward II alive at the same time?

Yes. Marco Polo and Edward II were alive at the same time for 39 years, from 1284 to 1324.

Marco Polo was 29 when Edward II was born.

Edward II was 39 when Marco Polo died, aged 69.

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Venetian explorer and merchant

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

Edward II

Edward II

Monarch of England

Born 25 April 1284 · died 21 September 1327, aged 43

  1. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  2. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  3. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  4. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  5. Edward II, 1284 – 1327
  6. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  7. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  8. Giovanni Boccaccio, 1313 – 1375

Marco Polo and Edward II 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 Edward II were born

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