Who was alive in 1348?
27 of the people we track were surely alive in 1348. 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 1348
- Hundred Years’ War 1337–1453
Geoffrey Chaucer2–7
Ibn Battuta44
Ibn Khaldun16
Petrarch44
Hafez20–25
Timur12
Giovanni Boccaccio34–35
Orhan67
Edward III36
John Wycliffe18–28
Catherine of Siena1
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor32
Pope Urban V37–38
Pope Gregory XI16–19
Pope Innocent VI63–66
Murad I22
Pope Clement VI56–57
Pope Urban VI27–32
Pope Gregory XII11–15
Charles V of France10- Pope Innocent VII8–12
Philip VI of France55
Bridget of Sweden44–45
Hongwu Emperor20
John II of France29- Edward the Black Prince18
Casimir III the Great38
Where the people alive in 1348 were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Geoffrey Chaucer: London
- Ibn Battuta: Tangier
- Ibn Khaldun: Tunis
- Petrarch: Arezzo
- Hafez: Shiraz
- Timur: Shahrisabz
- Giovanni Boccaccio: Florence
- Orhan: Söğüt
- Edward III: Windsor Castle
- John Wycliffe: Hipswell
- Catherine of Siena: Siena
- 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