Who Was Alive

Were Pope Clement VI and Geoffrey Chaucer alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Clement VI and Geoffrey Chaucer were alive at the same time, from c. 1343 to 1352.

Pope Clement VI

Pope Clement VI

French Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1291 · died 6 December 1352, aged 60 or 61

Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer

English poet

Born c. 1343 · died c. 1400

  1. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  2. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  3. Pope Clement VI, 1291 – 1352
  4. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  5. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  6. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  7. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  8. Timur, 1336 – 1405
  9. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Pope Clement VI and Geoffrey Chaucer 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 VI and Geoffrey Chaucer were born

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