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Were Petrarch and Pope Gregory XI alive at the same time?

Yes. Petrarch and Pope Gregory XI were alive at the same time, from 1329–1331 to 1374.

Petrarch

Petrarch

Italian poet

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

Pope Gregory XI

Pope Gregory XI

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1329–1331 · died 27 March 1378

  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. Pope Gregory XI, c. 1331 – 1378
  7. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  8. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Petrarch and Pope Gregory XI 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 Petrarch and Pope Gregory XI were born

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