Who Was Alive

Were Pope Gregory XII and Geoffrey Chaucer alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Gregory XII and Geoffrey Chaucer were alive at the same time, from c. 1343 to c. 1400.

Pope Gregory XII

Pope Gregory XII

Venetian Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. 1335 · died 18 October 1417

Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer

English poet

Born c. 1343 · died c. 1400

  1. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  2. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  3. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  4. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  5. Pope Gregory XII, c. 1335 – 1417
  6. Timur, 1336 – 1405
  7. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400
  8. Johannes Gutenberg, c. 1400 – 1468
  9. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 – 1431

Pope Gregory XII 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 Gregory XII and Geoffrey Chaucer were born

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