Who Was Alive

Were Marco Polo and John II of France alive at the same time?

Yes. Marco Polo and John II of France were alive at the same time for 4 years, from 1319 to 1324.

Marco Polo was 64 when John II of France was born.

John II of France was 4 when Marco Polo died, aged 69.

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Venetian explorer and merchant

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

John II of France

John II of France

King of France

Born 26 April 1319 · died 8 April 1364, aged 44

  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. John II of France, 1319 – 1364
  8. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  9. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Marco Polo and John II of France 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 John II of France were born

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