Who Was Alive

Were Pope Clement IV and Dante Alighieri alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Clement IV and Dante Alighieri were alive at the same time, from c. 1265 to 1268.

Pope Clement IV

Pope Clement IV

Politician who served as Pope

Born 23 November 1190 · died 29 November 1268, aged 78

Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri

Poet and philosopher

Born c. 1265 · died 14 September 1321

  1. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  2. Pope Clement IV, 1190 – 1268
  3. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  4. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  5. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  6. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  7. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  8. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374

Pope Clement IV and Dante Alighieri 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 Pope Clement IV and Dante Alighieri were born

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