Who Was Alive

Were Pope Clement IV and Marco Polo alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Clement IV and Marco Polo were alive at the same time for 14 years, from 1254 to 1268.

Pope Clement IV was 63 when Marco Polo was born.

Marco Polo was 14 when Pope Clement IV died, aged 78.

Pope Clement IV

Pope Clement IV

Politician who served as Pope

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

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Venetian explorer and merchant

Born 15 September 1254 · died 8 January 1324, aged 69

  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 Marco Polo 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 Marco Polo were born

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