Who Was Alive

Louis IX of France

King of France from 1226 to 1270

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

Who was alive at the same time as Louis IX of France?

Drag across the timeline to see who was alive in any year and the age each person reached that year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

When Louis IX of France was born, Genghis Khan was 51 or 52, Rumi was 6 or 7, John, King of England was 47 or 48 and Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor was 19 or 20.

When Louis IX of France died, Marco Polo was 15, Thomas Aquinas was 44 or 45, Rumi was 62, Kublai Khan was 54 and Osman I was 12.

Born during Louis IX of France’s lifetime: Dante Alighieri, Marco Polo, Thomas Aquinas, Kublai Khan, Osman I and Roger Bacon.

Not quite contemporaries: Zhu Xi died 14 years before Louis IX of France was born and Moshe ben Maimon died 10 years before Louis IX of France was born.

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