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Philip III of France
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Philip III of France

King of France

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

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

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When Philip III of France was born, Thomas Aquinas was 19 or 20, Rumi was 37, Kublai Khan was 29, Louis IX of France was 29 or 30 and Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor was 50.

When Philip III of France died, Marco Polo was 31, Kublai Khan was 70, Osman I was 27, William Wallace was 14 or 15 and Edward I was 46.

Born during Philip III of France’s lifetime: Dante Alighieri, Marco Polo, Osman I, Giotto, William Wallace, Philip IV of France, Orhan and Mansa Musa.

Not quite contemporaries: William of Ockham was born about 2 years after Philip III of France died, Ibn Arabi died about 5 years before Philip III of France was born, Pope Gregory IX died about 4 years before Philip III of France was born and Anthony of Padua died about 14 years before Philip III of France was born.

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The 54 best-known contemporaries

54 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Philip III of France. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 1265.

  1. Dante Alighieri c. 1265 – 1321
  2. Marco Polo 1254 – 1324
  3. Thomas Aquinas 1225 – 1274
  4. Rumi 1207 – 1273
  5. Saadi Shirazi c. 1210 – 1292
  6. Kublai Khan 1215 – 1294
  7. Osman I 1258 – 1326
  8. Giotto c. 1272 – 1337
  9. Albertus Magnus c. 1200 – 1280
  10. Louis IX of France c. 1215 – 1270
  11. Roger Bacon c. 1220 – 1292
  12. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor 1194 – 1250
  13. William Wallace 1270 – 1305
  14. Nasreddin 1208 – 1284
  15. Edward I 1239 – 1307
  16. Pope Boniface VIII 1235 – 1303
  17. Philip IV of France 1268 – 1314
  18. Orhan 1281 – 1362
  19. Mansa Musa c. 1280 – 1337
  20. Pope Celestine V 1215 – 1296
  21. Alexander Nevsky 1220 – 1263
  22. Batu Khan c. 1205 – c. 1255
  23. Hulegu Khan 1217 – 1265
  24. Bonaventure 1221 – 1274
  25. Pope John XXII 1244 – 1334
  26. Amir Khusrau 1253 – 1325
  27. Ibn Taymiyya c. 1263 – c. 1328
  28. Alfonso X of Castile 1221 – 1284
  29. Pope Clement V 1264 – 1314
  30. Duns Scotus 1266 – 1308
  31. Pope Benedict XII 1280 – 1342
  32. Edward II 1284 – 1327
  33. Pope Urban IV c. 1185 – 1264
  34. Henry III of England 1207 – 1272
  35. Pope Gregory X 1210 – 1276
  36. Robert the Bruce 1274 – 1329
  37. Nasir al-Din al-Tusi 1201 – 1274
  38. Ramon Llull c. 1233 – c. 1316
  39. Pope Benedict XI 1240 – 1304
  40. Meister Eckhart c. 1260 – c. 1328
  41. Pope Clement IV 1190 – 1268
  42. Pope Nicholas III 1210s – 1280
  43. Pope Innocent V 1225 – 1276
  44. Pope Nicholas IV 1227 – 1292
  45. Pope John XXI c. 1213 – 1277
  46. Clare of Assisi 1194 – 1253
  47. Pope Adrian V 1205 – 1276
  48. Pope Martin IV 1220 – 1285
  49. Pope Honorius IV c. 1210 – 1287
  50. Duccio c. 1255 – 1319
  51. Rudolf I of Germany 1218 – 1291
  52. Charles I of Anjou 1226 – 1285
  53. Cimabue c. 1240 – 1302
  54. Yunus Emre c. 1241 – c. 1321