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Rudolf I of Germany
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Rudolf I of Germany

King of the Romans

Born 1 May 1218 · died 15 July 1291, aged 73
Also known as Rudolph I of Germany, Rudolf I, Rudolf of Habsburg

Who was alive at the same time as Rudolf I of Germany?

  1. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  2. Ibn Arabi, 1165 – 1240
  3. Pope Gregory IX, 1170 – 1241
  4. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  5. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1194 – 1250
  6. Albertus Magnus, c. 1200 – 1280
  7. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  8. Saadi Shirazi, c. 1210 – 1292
  9. Nasreddin, 1208 – 1284
  10. Louis IX of France, c. 1215 – 1270
  11. Kublai Khan, 1215 – 1294
  12. Roger Bacon, c. 1220 – 1292
  13. Rudolf I of Germany, 1218 – 1291
  14. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  15. Pope Boniface VIII, 1235 – 1303
  16. Edward I, 1239 – 1307
  17. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  18. Osman I, 1258 – 1326
  19. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  20. Giotto, c. 1272 – 1337
  21. Philip IV of France, 1268 – 1314
  22. William Wallace, 1270 – 1305
  23. Orhan, 1281 – 1362
  24. William of Ockham, c. 1288 – c. 1349

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When Rudolf I of Germany was born, Genghis Khan was 55, Rumi was 10, Kublai Khan was 2, Louis IX of France was 2 or 3 and Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor was 23.

When Rudolf I of Germany died, Marco Polo was 36, Kublai Khan was 75, Osman I was 32, William Wallace was 20 or 21 and Edward I was 52.

Born during Rudolf I of Germany’s lifetime: Dante Alighieri, Marco Polo, Thomas Aquinas, Osman I, Giotto, William of Ockham, William Wallace and Edward I.

Not quite contemporaries: Ibn Battuta was born about 13 years after Rudolf I of Germany died, Petrarch was born about 13 years after Rudolf I of Germany died, Maimonides died about 14 years before Rudolf I of Germany was born and Shota Rustaveli died about 2 years before Rudolf I of Germany was born.

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The 74 best-known contemporaries

74 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Rudolf I of Germany. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 1255.

  1. Dante Alighieri c. 1265 – 1321
  2. Marco Polo 1254 – 1324
  3. Genghis Khan 1162 – 1227
  4. Thomas Aquinas 1225 – 1274
  5. Rumi 1207 – 1273
  6. Francis of Assisi c. 1182 – 1226
  7. Saadi Shirazi c. 1210 – 1292
  8. Kublai Khan 1215 – 1294
  9. Osman I 1258 – 1326
  10. Giotto c. 1272 – 1337
  11. William of Ockham c. 1288 – c. 1349
  12. Albertus Magnus c. 1200 – 1280
  13. Louis IX of France c. 1215 – 1270
  14. Roger Bacon c. 1220 – 1292
  15. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor 1194 – 1250
  16. Ibn Arabi 1165 – 1240
  17. William Wallace 1270 – 1305
  18. Nasreddin 1208 – 1284
  19. Edward I 1239 – 1307
  20. Pope Boniface VIII 1235 – 1303
  21. Pope Gregory IX 1170 – 1241
  22. Philip IV of France 1268 – 1314
  23. Orhan 1281 – 1362
  24. Mansa Musa c. 1280 – 1337
  25. Anthony of Padua 1195 – 1231
  26. Ögedei Khan 1186 – 1241
  27. Pope Celestine V 1215 – 1296
  28. Alexander Nevsky 1220 – 1263
  29. Snorri Sturluson 1179 – 1241
  30. Batu Khan c. 1205 – c. 1255
  31. Philip II of France 1165 – 1223
  32. Hulegu Khan 1217 – 1265
  33. Bonaventure 1221 – 1274
  34. Pope John XXII 1244 – 1334
  35. Amir Khusrau 1253 – 1325
  36. Ibn Taymiyya c. 1263 – c. 1328
  37. Pope Honorius III 1148 – 1227
  38. Alfonso X of Castile 1221 – 1284
  39. Pope Clement V 1264 – 1314
  40. Duns Scotus 1266 – 1308
  41. Dominic de Guzmán c. 1172 – 1221
  42. Pope Benedict XII 1280 – 1342
  43. Pope Innocent VI c. 1284 – 1362
  44. Edward II 1284 – 1327
  45. Pope Urban IV c. 1185 – 1264
  46. Henry III of England 1207 – 1272
  47. Pope Gregory X 1210 – 1276
  48. Robert the Bruce 1274 – 1329
  49. Nasir al-Din al-Tusi 1201 – 1274
  50. Ramon Llull c. 1233 – c. 1316
  51. Pope Benedict XI 1240 – 1304
  52. Meister Eckhart c. 1260 – c. 1328
  53. Pope Clement IV 1190 – 1268
  54. Pope Nicholas III 1210s – 1280
  55. Pope Innocent V 1225 – 1276
  56. Louis VIII of France 1187 – 1226
  57. Pope Nicholas IV 1227 – 1292
  58. Pope John XXI c. 1213 – 1277
  59. Clare of Assisi 1194 – 1253
  60. Pope Adrian V 1205 – 1276
  61. Pope Martin IV 1220 – 1285
  62. Attar of Nishapur 1145 – 1221
  63. Philip III of France 1245 – 1285
  64. Pope Honorius IV c. 1210 – 1287
  65. Louis X of France 1289 – 1316
  66. Jochi 1182 – 1227
  67. Duccio c. 1255 – 1319
  68. Chagatai Khan 1183 – 1242
  69. Walther von der Vogelweide c. 1170 – c. 1230
  70. Elizabeth of Hungary 1207 – 1231
  71. Charles I of Anjou 1226 – 1285
  72. Cimabue c. 1240 – 1302
  73. Yunus Emre c. 1241 – c. 1321
  74. Razia Sultan c. 1206 – 1240