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Pope Benedict XII
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Pope Benedict XII

French Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1280 · died 25 April 1342, aged 61 or 62
Also known as Benedict XII, Benedictus PP XII, papa Benedetto XII

Who was alive at the same time as Pope Benedict XII?

  1. Saadi Shirazi, c. 1210 – 1292
  2. Nasreddin, 1208 – 1284
  3. Kublai Khan, 1215 – 1294
  4. Roger Bacon, c. 1220 – 1292
  5. Pope Boniface VIII, 1235 – 1303
  6. Edward I, 1239 – 1307
  7. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  8. Osman I, 1258 – 1326
  9. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  10. Giotto, c. 1272 – 1337
  11. Philip IV of France, 1268 – 1314
  12. William Wallace, 1270 – 1305
  13. Mansa Musa, c. 1280 – 1337
  14. Pope Benedict XII, 1280 – 1342
  15. Orhan, 1281 – 1362
  16. William of Ockham, c. 1288 – c. 1349
  17. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  18. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  19. Edward III, 1312 – 1377
  20. Giovanni Boccaccio, 1313 – 1375
  21. John Wycliffe, 1320s – 1384
  22. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  23. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  24. Timur, 1336 – 1405

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When Pope Benedict XII was born, Marco Polo was 25 or 26, Kublai Khan was 64 or 65, Osman I was 21 or 22, William Wallace was 9 or 10 and Nasreddin was 71 or 72.

When Pope Benedict XII died, Ibn Battuta was 38, Ibn Khaldun was 9 or 10, Petrarch was 37, Timur was 6 and Giovanni Boccaccio was 28 or 29.

Born during Pope Benedict XII’s lifetime: Ibn Battuta, Ibn Khaldun, Petrarch, Hafez, Timur, Giovanni Boccaccio, William of Ockham and Orhan.

Not quite contemporaries: Thomas Aquinas died about 6 years before Pope Benedict XII was born, Rumi died about 7 years before Pope Benedict XII was born, Louis IX of France died about 10 years before Pope Benedict XII was born and Bayezid I was born about 10 years after Pope Benedict XII died.

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The 62 best-known contemporaries

62 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Pope Benedict XII. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 1312.

  1. Dante Alighieri c. 1265 – 1321
  2. Marco Polo 1254 – 1324
  3. Ibn Battuta 1304 – c. 1368
  4. Ibn Khaldun c. 1332 – c. 1406
  5. Petrarch 1304 – 1374
  6. Hafez c. 1325 – c. 1390
  7. Timur 1336 – 1405
  8. Giovanni Boccaccio 1313 – 1375
  9. Saadi Shirazi c. 1210 – 1292
  10. Kublai Khan 1215 – 1294
  11. Osman I 1258 – 1326
  12. Giotto c. 1272 – 1337
  13. William of Ockham c. 1288 – c. 1349
  14. Roger Bacon c. 1220 – 1292
  15. William Wallace 1270 – 1305
  16. Nasreddin 1208 – 1284
  17. Edward I 1239 – 1307
  18. Pope Boniface VIII 1235 – 1303
  19. Philip IV of France 1268 – 1314
  20. Orhan 1281 – 1362
  21. Edward III 1312 – 1377
  22. John Wycliffe 1320s – 1384
  23. Mansa Musa c. 1280 – 1337
  24. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor 1316 – 1378
  25. Pope Celestine V 1215 – 1296
  26. Pope John XXII 1244 – 1334
  27. Amir Khusrau 1253 – 1325
  28. Ibn Taymiyya c. 1263 – c. 1328
  29. Pope Urban V 1310 – 1370
  30. Alfonso X of Castile 1221 – 1284
  31. Pope Clement V 1264 – 1314
  32. Duns Scotus 1266 – 1308
  33. Pope Gregory XI c. 1331 – 1378
  34. Pope Innocent VI c. 1284 – 1362
  35. Edward II 1284 – 1327
  36. Murad I 1326 – 1389
  37. Pope Clement VI 1291 – 1352
  38. Pope Urban VI c. 1318 – 1389
  39. Pope Gregory XII c. 1335 – 1417
  40. Robert the Bruce 1274 – 1329
  41. Charles V of France 1338 – 1380
  42. Ramon Llull c. 1233 – c. 1316
  43. Pope Benedict XI 1240 – 1304
  44. Meister Eckhart c. 1260 – c. 1328
  45. Pope Innocent VII c. 1338 – 1406
  46. Pope Nicholas IV 1227 – 1292
  47. Pope Martin IV 1220 – 1285
  48. Philip III of France 1245 – 1285
  49. Philip VI of France 1293 – 1350
  50. Pope Honorius IV c. 1210 – 1287
  51. Bridget of Sweden 1303 – 1373
  52. Hongwu Emperor 1328 – 1398
  53. Louis X of France 1289 – 1316
  54. John II of France 1319 – 1364
  55. Charles IV of France 1294 – 1328
  56. Duccio c. 1255 – 1319
  57. Edward the Black Prince 1330 – 1376
  58. Rudolf I of Germany 1218 – 1291
  59. Charles I of Anjou 1226 – 1285
  60. Cimabue c. 1240 – 1302
  61. Yunus Emre c. 1241 – c. 1321
  62. Casimir III the Great 1310 – 1370