Who Was Alive

Were Marco Polo and Pope Urban VI alive at the same time?

Yes. Marco Polo and Pope Urban VI were alive at the same time, from c. 1318 to 1324.

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Venetian explorer and merchant

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

Pope Urban VI

Pope Urban VI

Politician who served as Pope

Born c. 1318 · died 15 October 1389

  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. Pope Urban VI, c. 1318 – 1389
  8. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  9. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Marco Polo and Pope Urban VI 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 Pope Urban VI were born

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