Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Marco Polo and Edward III were alive at the same time for 11 years, from 1312 to 1324.

Marco Polo was 58 when Edward III was born.

Edward III was 11 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 III

Edward III

Monarch of England

Born 13 November 1312 · died 21 June 1377, aged 64

  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. Edward III, 1312 – 1377
  8. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  9. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Marco Polo and Edward III 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 III were born

Marco Polo and Edward III are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (9 of 9 placed); tap one to open that person.
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