Who Was Alive

Were Pope Urban V and Geoffrey Chaucer alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Urban V and Geoffrey Chaucer were alive at the same time, from c. 1343 to 1370.

Pope Urban V

Pope Urban V

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1310 · died 19 December 1370, aged 59 or 60

Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer

English poet

Born c. 1343 · died c. 1400

  1. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  2. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  3. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  4. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  5. Pope Urban V, 1310 – 1370
  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 Urban V 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 Urban V and Geoffrey Chaucer were born

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