Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Pope Innocent VI and Geoffrey Chaucer were alive at the same time, from c. 1343 to 1362.

Pope Innocent VI

Pope Innocent VI

French Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1282–1285 · died 12 September 1362

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 Innocent VI, c. 1284 – 1362
  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 Innocent 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 Innocent VI and Geoffrey Chaucer were born

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