Who Was Alive

Were Pope Martin IV and Marco Polo alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Martin IV and Marco Polo were alive at the same time for 30 years, from 1254 to 1285.

Pope Martin IV was 34 when Marco Polo was born.

Marco Polo was 30 when Pope Martin IV died, aged 65.

Pope Martin IV

Pope Martin IV

French Catholic priest who served as Pope

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

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Venetian explorer and merchant

Born 15 September 1254 · died 8 January 1324, aged 69

  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 Marco Polo 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.

Challenge a friend with this question Compare Pope Martin IV with someone else

Events both lived through

Where Pope Martin IV and Marco Polo were born

Pope Martin IV and Marco Polo are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list