Who Was Alive

Were Petrarch and Charles V of France alive at the same time?

Yes. Petrarch and Charles V of France were alive at the same time for 36 years, from 1338 to 1374.

Petrarch was 33 when Charles V of France was born.

Charles V of France was 36 when Petrarch died, aged 69.

Petrarch

Petrarch

Italian poet

Born 20 July 1304 · died 19 July 1374, aged 69

Charles V of France

Charles V of France

King of France

Born 21 January 1338 · died 16 September 1380, aged 42

  1. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  2. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  3. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  4. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  5. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  6. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  7. Charles V of France, 1338 – 1380
  8. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Petrarch and Charles V 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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Events both lived through

  • Black Death 1347–1352Petrarch was 41 or 42; Charles V of France was 7 or 8

Where Petrarch and Charles V of France were born

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