Who Was Alive

Were Louis IX of France and Marco Polo alive at the same time?

Yes. Louis IX of France and Marco Polo were alive at the same time for 15 years, from 1254 to 1270.

Louis IX of France was 39 or 40 when Marco Polo was born.

Marco Polo was 15 when Louis IX of France died, aged 55 or 56.

Louis IX of France

King of France from 1226 to 1270

Born 1214–1215 · died 25 August 1270, aged 55 or 56

Marco Polo

Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia

Born 15 September 1254 · died 8 January 1324, aged 69

  1. Genghis Khan
  2. Rumi
  3. Louis IX of France
  4. Thomas Aquinas
  5. Marco Polo
  6. Dante Alighieri
  7. Ibn Battuta
  8. Petrarch
Louis IX of France and Marco Polo in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.