Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Marco Polo and Philip VI of France were alive at the same time for 30 years, from 1293 to 1324.

Marco Polo was 39 when Philip VI of France was born.

Philip VI of France was 30 when Marco Polo died, aged 69.

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Venetian explorer and merchant

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

Philip VI of France

Philip VI of France

King of France

Born 17 November 1293 · died 22 August 1350, aged 56

  1. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  2. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  3. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  4. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  5. Philip VI of France, 1293 – 1350
  6. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  7. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  8. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  9. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Marco Polo and Philip VI 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 VI of France were born

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