Who Was Alive

Were Marco Polo and Philip IV of France alive at the same time?

Yes. Marco Polo and Philip IV of France were alive at the same time for 46 years, from 1268 to 1314.

Marco Polo was 13 when Philip IV of France was born.

Marco Polo was 60 when Philip IV of France died, aged 46.

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Venetian explorer and merchant

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

Philip IV of France

Philip IV of France

King of France

Born June 1268 · died 29 November 1314, aged 46

  1. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  2. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  3. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  4. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  5. Philip IV of France, 1268 – 1314
  6. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  7. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374

Marco Polo and Philip IV 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 Philip IV of France were born

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