Who was alive in 1357?
30 of the people we track were surely alive in 1357. 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 1357
- Hundred Years’ War 1337–1453
Geoffrey Chaucer11–16
Ibn Battuta53
Ibn Khaldun25
Petrarch53
Hafez29–34
Timur21
Giovanni Boccaccio43–44
Orhan76
Bayezid I1–5
Edward III45
John Wycliffe27–37
Catherine of Siena10
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor41
Pope Urban V46–47
Pope Gregory XI25–28
Pope Innocent VI72–75
Murad I31
Pope Urban VI36–41
Pope Gregory XII20–24
Charles V of France19- Pope Innocent VII17–21
Pope Boniface IX0–1
Bridget of Sweden53–54
Hongwu Emperor29
John II of France38- Edward the Black Prince27
Margaret I of Denmark3–4
Manuel II Palaiologos7
Dmitry Donskoy7
Casimir III the Great47
Where the people alive in 1357 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
- Bayezid I: Edirne
- 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 Urban VI: Itri
- Pope Gregory XII: Venice
- Charles V of France: Château de Vincennes
- Pope Innocent VII: Sulmona
- Pope Boniface IX: Naples
- Bridget of Sweden: Finsta
- Hongwu Emperor: Fengyang County
- John II of France: Le Mans
- Edward the Black Prince: Woodstock Palace
- Margaret I of Denmark: Søborg Castle
- Manuel II Palaiologos: Constantinople
- Dmitry Donskoy: Moscow
- Casimir III the Great: Kowal