Who Was Alive

Were Pope Clement V and Ibn Battuta alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Clement V and Ibn Battuta were alive at the same time for 10 years, from 1304 to 1314.

Pope Clement V was 39 or 40 when Ibn Battuta was born.

Ibn Battuta was 10 when Pope Clement V died, aged 49 or 50.

Pope Clement V

Pope Clement V

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1264 · died 20 April 1314, aged 49 or 50

Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta

Explorer

Born 24 February 1304 · died c. 1368

  1. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  2. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  3. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  4. Pope Clement V, 1264 – 1314
  5. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  6. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  7. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  8. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Pope Clement V and Ibn Battuta 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 V and Ibn Battuta were born

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