Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Marco Polo and Louis X of France were alive at the same time for 26 years, from 1289 to 1316.

Marco Polo was 35 when Louis X of France was born.

Marco Polo was 61 when Louis X of France died, aged 26.

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Venetian explorer and merchant

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

Louis X of France

Louis X of France

King of France

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

  1. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  2. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  3. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  4. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  5. Louis X of France, 1289 – 1316
  6. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  7. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  8. Giovanni Boccaccio, 1313 – 1375

Marco Polo and Louis X 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 Louis X of France were born

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