Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Philip III of France and Marco Polo were alive at the same time for 31 years, from 1254 to 1285.

Philip III of France was 9 when Marco Polo was born.

Marco Polo was 31 when Philip III of France died, aged 40.

Philip III of France

Philip III of France

King of France

Born 3 April 1245 · died 5 October 1285, aged 40

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Venetian explorer and merchant

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

  1. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  2. Saadi Shirazi, c. 1210 – 1292
  3. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  4. Philip III of France, 1245 – 1285
  5. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  6. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  7. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  8. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374

Philip III of France and Marco Polo 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 Philip III of France and Marco Polo were born

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