Who Was Alive

Were Philip VI of France and Geoffrey Chaucer alive at the same time?

Yes. Philip VI of France and Geoffrey Chaucer were alive at the same time, from c. 1343 to 1350.

Philip VI of France

Philip VI of France

King of France

Born 17 November 1293 · died 22 August 1350, aged 56

Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer

English poet

Born c. 1343 · died c. 1400

  1. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  2. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  3. Philip VI of France, 1293 – 1350
  4. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  5. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  6. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  7. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  8. Timur, 1336 – 1405
  9. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Philip VI of France and Geoffrey Chaucer 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 1347–1352Philip VI of France was 52 or 53

Where Philip VI of France and Geoffrey Chaucer were born

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