Who was alive in 1346?
27 of the people we track were surely alive in 1346. The best known are listed first, with the age each reached that year; a range such as 17–21 means the birth year itself is uncertain.
Events in 1346
- Hundred Years’ War 1337–1453
Geoffrey Chaucer0–5
Ibn Battuta42
Ibn Khaldun14
Petrarch42
Hafez18–23
Timur10
Giovanni Boccaccio32–33
William of Ockham57–59
Orhan65
Edward III34
John Wycliffe16–26
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor30
Pope Urban V35–36
Pope Gregory XI14–17
Pope Innocent VI61–64
Murad I20
Pope Clement VI54–55
Pope Urban VI25–30
Pope Gregory XII9–13
Charles V of France8- Pope Innocent VII6–10
Philip VI of France53
Bridget of Sweden42–43
Hongwu Emperor18
John II of France27- Edward the Black Prince16
Casimir III the Great36
Where the people alive in 1346 were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Geoffrey Chaucer: London
- Ibn Battuta: Tangier
- Ibn Khaldun: Tunis
- Petrarch: Arezzo
- Hafez: Shiraz
- Timur: Shahrisabz
- Giovanni Boccaccio: Florence
- William of Ockham: Ockham
- Orhan: Söğüt
- Edward III: Windsor Castle
- John Wycliffe: Hipswell
- Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor: Prague
- Pope Urban V: Château de Grizac
- Pope Gregory XI: Rosiers-d'Égletons
- Pope Innocent VI: Beyssac
- Murad I: Bursa
- Pope Clement VI: Rosiers-d'Égletons
- Pope Urban VI: Itri
- Pope Gregory XII: Venice
- Charles V of France: Château de Vincennes
- Pope Innocent VII: Sulmona
- Philip VI of France: Fontainebleau
- Bridget of Sweden: Finsta
- Hongwu Emperor: Fengyang County
- John II of France: Le Mans
- Edward the Black Prince: Woodstock Palace
- Casimir III the Great: Kowal