Who Was Alive

Were Thomas Aquinas and Philip IV of France alive at the same time?

Yes. Thomas Aquinas and Philip IV of France were alive at the same time for 5 years, from 1268 to 1274.

Thomas Aquinas was 42 or 43 when Philip IV of France was born.

Philip IV of France was 5 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

Philip IV of France

Philip IV of France

King of France

Born June 1268 · died 29 November 1314, aged 46

  1. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  2. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  3. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  4. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  5. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  6. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  7. Philip IV of France, 1268 – 1314
  8. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  9. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374

Thomas Aquinas and Philip IV of France 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 Philip IV of France were born

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