Who was alive in 1349?
27 of the people we track were surely alive in 1349. 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 1349
- Hundred Years’ War 1337–1453
Geoffrey Chaucer3–8
Ibn Battuta45
Ibn Khaldun17
Petrarch45
Hafez21–26
Timur13
Giovanni Boccaccio35–36
Orhan68
Edward III37
John Wycliffe19–29
Catherine of Siena2
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor33
Pope Urban V38–39
Pope Gregory XI17–20
Pope Innocent VI64–67
Murad I23
Pope Clement VI57–58
Pope Urban VI28–33
Pope Gregory XII12–16
Charles V of France11- Pope Innocent VII9–13
Philip VI of France56
Bridget of Sweden45–46
Hongwu Emperor21
John II of France30- Edward the Black Prince19
Casimir III the Great39
Where the people alive in 1349 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