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Philip II of France
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Philip II of France

King of France

Born 21 August 1165 · died 14 July 1223, aged 57
Also known as Philippe II, Philip Augustus, Philip II

Who was alive at the same time as Philip II of France?

  1. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  2. Pope Alexander III, c. 1100 – 1181
  3. Frederick Barbarossa, 1122 – 1190
  4. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  5. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  6. Maimonides, c. 1137 – 1204
  7. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  8. Nizami Ganjavi, c. 1141 – c. 1209
  9. Richard I of England, 1157 – 1199
  10. Pope Innocent III, 1160s – 1216
  11. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  12. Ibn Arabi, 1165 – 1240
  13. Philip II of France, 1165 – 1223
  14. John, King of England, 1166 – 1216
  15. Shota Rustaveli, 1172 – 1216
  16. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  17. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1194 – 1250
  18. Albertus Magnus, c. 1200 – 1280
  19. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  20. Saadi Shirazi, c. 1210 – 1292
  21. Nasreddin, 1208 – 1284
  22. Louis IX of France, c. 1215 – 1270
  23. Kublai Khan, 1215 – 1294
  24. Roger Bacon, c. 1220 – 1292

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When Philip II of France was born, Genghis Khan was 3, Saladin was 26 or 27, Averroes was 39, Zhu Xi was 34 and Richard I of England was 7.

When Philip II of France died, Genghis Khan was 61, Rumi was 15, Kublai Khan was 7, Louis IX of France was 8 or 9 and Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor was 28.

Born during Philip II of France’s lifetime: Rumi, Francis of Assisi, Saadi Shirazi, Kublai Khan, Shota Rustaveli, Albertus Magnus, Louis IX of France and Roger Bacon.

Not quite contemporaries: Thomas Aquinas was born about 2 years after Philip II of France died, Bernard of Clairvaux died about 12 years before Philip II of France was born, Pope Boniface VIII was born about 12 years after Philip II of France died and Ramon Llull was born about 7 years after Philip II of France died.

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The 69 best-known contemporaries

69 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Philip II of France. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 1194.

  1. Genghis Khan 1162 – 1227
  2. Rumi 1207 – 1273
  3. Saladin 1138 – 1193
  4. Francis of Assisi c. 1182 – 1226
  5. Averroes 1126 – 1198
  6. Zhu Xi 1130 – 1200
  7. Saadi Shirazi c. 1210 – 1292
  8. Hildegard of Bingen c. 1098 – 1179
  9. Richard I of England 1157 – 1199
  10. Maimonides c. 1137 – 1204
  11. Kublai Khan 1215 – 1294
  12. Frederick Barbarossa 1122 – 1190
  13. Shota Rustaveli 1172 – 1216
  14. Pope Innocent III 1160s – 1216
  15. Albertus Magnus c. 1200 – 1280
  16. Louis IX of France c. 1215 – 1270
  17. Roger Bacon c. 1220 – 1292
  18. John, King of England 1166 – 1216
  19. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor 1194 – 1250
  20. Nizami Ganjavi c. 1141 – c. 1209
  21. Ibn Arabi 1165 – 1240
  22. Nasreddin 1208 – 1284
  23. Pope Alexander III c. 1100 – 1181
  24. Pope Gregory IX 1170 – 1241
  25. Henry II of England 1133 – 1189
  26. Anthony of Padua 1195 – 1231
  27. Ögedei Khan 1186 – 1241
  28. Pope Celestine V 1215 – 1296
  29. Alexander Nevsky 1220 – 1263
  30. Pope Gregory VIII 1100s – 1187
  31. Snorri Sturluson 1179 – 1241
  32. Batu Khan c. 1205 – c. 1255
  33. Hulegu Khan 1217 – 1265
  34. Bonaventure 1221 – 1274
  35. Pope Honorius III 1148 – 1227
  36. Alfonso X of Castile 1221 – 1284
  37. Dominic de Guzmán c. 1172 – 1221
  38. Pope Celestine III 1106 – 1198
  39. Louis VII of France 1120 – 1180
  40. Pope Urban IV c. 1185 – 1264
  41. Henry III of England 1207 – 1272
  42. Pope Gregory X 1210 – 1276
  43. Chrétien de Troyes c. 1130s – c. 1180s
  44. Pope Lucius III 1110 – 1185
  45. Nasir al-Din al-Tusi 1201 – 1274
  46. Pope Clement IV 1190 – 1268
  47. Pope Nicholas III 1210s – 1280
  48. Manuel I Komnenos 1118 – 1180
  49. Louis VIII of France 1187 – 1226
  50. Pope John XXI c. 1213 – 1277
  51. Clare of Assisi 1194 – 1253
  52. Pope Adrian V 1205 – 1276
  53. Pope Martin IV 1220 – 1285
  54. Afonso I of Portugal c. 1109 – 1185
  55. Attar of Nishapur 1145 – 1221
  56. Thomas Becket c. 1119 – 1170
  57. Eleanor of Aquitaine 1124 – 1204
  58. Pope Honorius IV c. 1210 – 1287
  59. Empress Matilda c. 1102 – 1167
  60. Bhāskara II c. 1114 – c. 1185
  61. Saxo Grammaticus c. 1150 – c. 1213
  62. Jochi 1182 – 1227
  63. Chagatai Khan 1183 – 1242
  64. Abdul Qadir Gilani 1078 – 1166
  65. Tamar of Georgia 1166 – 1213
  66. Walther von der Vogelweide c. 1170 – c. 1230
  67. Elizabeth of Hungary 1207 – 1231
  68. Rudolf I of Germany 1218 – 1291
  69. Razia Sultan c. 1206 – 1240