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Philip VI of France
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Philip VI of France

King of France

Born 17 November 1293 · died 22 August 1350, aged 56
Also known as Philip VI of Valois, Philippe VI, Philippe VI de Valois

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

  1. Kublai Khan, 1215 – 1294
  2. Pope Boniface VIII, 1235 – 1303
  3. Edward I, 1239 – 1307
  4. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  5. Osman I, 1258 – 1326
  6. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  7. Giotto, c. 1272 – 1337
  8. Philip IV of France, 1268 – 1314
  9. William Wallace, 1270 – 1305
  10. Mansa Musa, c. 1280 – 1337
  11. Orhan, 1281 – 1362
  12. William of Ockham, c. 1288 – c. 1349
  13. Philip VI of France, 1293 – 1350
  14. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  15. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  16. Edward III, 1312 – 1377
  17. Giovanni Boccaccio, 1313 – 1375
  18. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1316 – 1378
  19. John Wycliffe, 1320s – 1384
  20. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  21. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  22. Timur, 1336 – 1405
  23. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400
  24. Catherine of Siena, 1347 – 1380

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When Philip VI of France was born, Marco Polo was 39, Kublai Khan was 78, Osman I was 35, William Wallace was 22 or 23 and Edward I was 54.

When Philip VI of France died, Ibn Battuta was 46, Ibn Khaldun was 17 or 18, Petrarch was 46, Timur was 14 and Giovanni Boccaccio was 36 or 37.

Born during Philip VI of France’s lifetime: Geoffrey Chaucer, Ibn Battuta, Ibn Khaldun, Petrarch, Hafez, Timur, Giovanni Boccaccio and Edward III.

Not quite contemporaries: Saadi Shirazi died about a year before Philip VI of France was born, Albertus Magnus died about 13 years before Philip VI of France was born, Roger Bacon died about a year before Philip VI of France was born and Nasreddin died about 8 years before Philip VI of France was born.

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The 55 best-known contemporaries

55 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Philip VI of France. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 1322.

  1. Dante Alighieri c. 1265 – 1321
  2. Marco Polo 1254 – 1324
  3. Geoffrey Chaucer c. 1343 – c. 1400
  4. Ibn Battuta 1304 – c. 1368
  5. Ibn Khaldun c. 1332 – c. 1406
  6. Petrarch 1304 – 1374
  7. Hafez c. 1325 – c. 1390
  8. Timur 1336 – 1405
  9. Giovanni Boccaccio 1313 – 1375
  10. Kublai Khan 1215 – 1294
  11. Osman I 1258 – 1326
  12. Giotto c. 1272 – 1337
  13. William of Ockham c. 1288 – c. 1349
  14. William Wallace 1270 – 1305
  15. Edward I 1239 – 1307
  16. Pope Boniface VIII 1235 – 1303
  17. Philip IV of France 1268 – 1314
  18. Orhan 1281 – 1362
  19. Edward III 1312 – 1377
  20. John Wycliffe 1320s – 1384
  21. Mansa Musa c. 1280 – 1337
  22. Catherine of Siena 1347 – 1380
  23. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor 1316 – 1378
  24. Pope Celestine V 1215 – 1296
  25. Pope John XXII 1244 – 1334
  26. Amir Khusrau 1253 – 1325
  27. Ibn Taymiyya c. 1263 – c. 1328
  28. Pope Urban V 1310 – 1370
  29. Pope Clement V 1264 – 1314
  30. Duns Scotus 1266 – 1308
  31. Pope Gregory XI c. 1331 – 1378
  32. Pope Benedict XII 1280 – 1342
  33. Pope Innocent VI c. 1284 – 1362
  34. Edward II 1284 – 1327
  35. Murad I 1326 – 1389
  36. Pope Clement VI 1291 – 1352
  37. Pope Urban VI c. 1318 – 1389
  38. Pope Gregory XII c. 1335 – 1417
  39. Robert the Bruce 1274 – 1329
  40. Charles V of France 1338 – 1380
  41. Ramon Llull c. 1233 – c. 1316
  42. Pope Benedict XI 1240 – 1304
  43. Meister Eckhart c. 1260 – c. 1328
  44. Pope Innocent VII c. 1338 – 1406
  45. Bridget of Sweden 1303 – 1373
  46. Hongwu Emperor 1328 – 1398
  47. Louis X of France 1289 – 1316
  48. John II of France 1319 – 1364
  49. Charles IV of France 1294 – 1328
  50. Duccio c. 1255 – 1319
  51. Edward the Black Prince 1330 – 1376
  52. Cimabue c. 1240 – 1302
  53. Yunus Emre c. 1241 – c. 1321
  54. Manuel II Palaiologos 1350 – 1425
  55. Casimir III the Great 1310 – 1370