Who Was Alive

Were Thomas Aquinas and Edward I alive at the same time?

Yes. Thomas Aquinas and Edward I were alive at the same time for 34 years, from 1239 to 1274.

Thomas Aquinas was 13 or 14 when Edward I was born.

Edward I was 34 when Thomas Aquinas died, aged 48 or 49.

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

Italian friar and philosopher

Born 1225 · died 7 March 1274, aged 48 or 49

Edward I

Edward I

Monarch of England

Born 17 June 1239 · died 7 July 1307, aged 68

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  2. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  3. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  4. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  5. Edward I, 1239 – 1307
  6. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  7. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
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  9. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374

Thomas Aquinas and Edward I 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 Thomas Aquinas and Edward I were born

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