Who Was Alive

Were Pope Martin IV and Dante Alighieri alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Martin IV and Dante Alighieri were alive at the same time, from c. 1265 to 1285.

Pope Martin IV

Pope Martin IV

French Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 27 March 1220 · died 4 April 1285, aged 65

Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri

Poet and philosopher

Born c. 1265 · died 14 September 1321

  1. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  2. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  3. Pope Martin IV, 1220 – 1285
  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 Martin IV and Dante Alighieri 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 Martin IV and Dante Alighieri were born

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