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Richard II of England
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Richard II of England

Monarch of England

Born 6 January 1367 · died c. 1400
Also known as Richard II

Who was alive at the same time as Richard II of England?

  1. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  2. Pope Urban V, 1310 – 1370
  3. Edward III, 1312 – 1377
  4. Giovanni Boccaccio, 1313 – 1375
  5. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1316 – 1378
  6. John Wycliffe, 1320s – 1384
  7. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  8. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  9. Timur, 1336 – 1405
  10. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400
  11. Catherine of Siena, 1347 – 1380
  12. Bayezid I, c. 1354 – 1403
  13. Christine de Pizan, 1364 – 1430
  14. Richard II of England, 1367 – c. 1400
  15. Pope Martin V, c. 1369 – 1431
  16. Charles VI of France, 1368 – 1422
  17. Jan Hus, c. 1375 – 1415
  18. Zheng He, 1371 – c. 1435
  19. Pope Callixtus III, 1379 – 1458
  20. Pope Eugene IV, 1383 – 1447
  21. Donatello, c. 1386 – 1466
  22. Henry V of England, 1386 – 1422
  23. Jan van Eyck, c. 1390 – 1441
  24. Ulugh Beg, 1394 – 1449

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When Richard II of England was born, Ibn Khaldun was 34 or 35, Petrarch was 62, Timur was 30, Giovanni Boccaccio was 53 or 54 and Edward III was 54.

Born during Richard II of England’s lifetime: Zheng He, Donatello, Jan Hus, Pope Callixtus III, Henry V of England, Jan van Eyck, Pope Eugene IV and Pope Martin V.

Not quite contemporaries: Joan of Arc was born about 8 years after Richard II of England died, Pope Pius II was born about 3 years after Richard II of England died, Leon Battista Alberti was born about 2 years after Richard II of England died and Jami was born about 12 years after Richard II of England died.

Where Richard II of England’s contemporaries were born

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Compare Richard II of England

The 49 best-known contemporaries

49 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Richard II of England. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 1383.

  1. Geoffrey Chaucer c. 1343 – c. 1400
  2. Ibn Khaldun c. 1332 – c. 1406
  3. Petrarch 1304 – 1374
  4. Hafez c. 1325 – c. 1390
  5. Timur 1336 – 1405
  6. Zheng He 1371 – c. 1435
  7. Giovanni Boccaccio 1313 – 1375
  8. Donatello c. 1386 – 1466
  9. Jan Hus c. 1375 – 1415
  10. Pope Callixtus III 1379 – 1458
  11. Henry V of England 1386 – 1422
  12. Jan van Eyck c. 1390 – 1441
  13. Bayezid I c. 1354 – 1403
  14. Pope Eugene IV 1383 – 1447
  15. Edward III 1312 – 1377
  16. John Wycliffe 1320s – 1384
  17. Catherine of Siena 1347 – 1380
  18. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor 1316 – 1378
  19. Pope Martin V c. 1369 – 1431
  20. Christine de Pizan 1364 – 1430
  21. Charles VI of France 1368 – 1422
  22. Pope Urban V 1310 – 1370
  23. Ulugh Beg 1394 – 1449
  24. Pope Gregory XI c. 1331 – 1378
  25. Thomas à Kempis c. 1381 – 1471
  26. Murad I 1326 – 1389
  27. Sejong the Great 1397 – 1450
  28. Pope Urban VI c. 1318 – 1389
  29. Pope Gregory XII c. 1335 – 1417
  30. Władysław II Jagiełło 1362 – 1434
  31. Charles V of France 1338 – 1380
  32. Pope Innocent VII c. 1338 – 1406
  33. Henry IV of England 1367 – 1413
  34. Mehmed I 1386 – 1421
  35. Pope Boniface IX 1356 – 1404
  36. Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor 1368 – 1437
  37. Andrei Rublev 1360s – 1430
  38. Filippo Brunelleschi 1377 – 1446
  39. Bridget of Sweden 1303 – 1373
  40. Hongwu Emperor 1328 – 1398
  41. Prince Henry the Navigator 1394 – 1460
  42. Edward the Black Prince 1330 – 1376
  43. Zeami Motokiyo c. 1363 – 1443
  44. Margaret I of Denmark 1353 – 1412
  45. James I of Scotland 1394 – 1437
  46. Manuel II Palaiologos 1350 – 1425
  47. Dmitry Donskoy 1350 – 1389
  48. Cosimo de' Medici 1389 – 1464
  49. Casimir III the Great 1310 – 1370