Who Was Alive

Were Alfred the Great and Charles the Simple alive at the same time?

Yes. Alfred the Great and Charles the Simple were alive at the same time, from AD 879 to c. AD 899.

Alfred the Great was 29 or 30 when Charles the Simple was born.

Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great

Monarch of England

Born AD 849 · died c. AD 899

Charles the Simple

Charles the Simple

King of West Francia

Born 17 September AD 879 · died 7 October AD 929, aged 50

  1. Al-Kindi, c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
  2. Muhammad al-Bukhari, AD 810 – AD 870
  3. Pope John VIII, c. AD 820 – AD 882
  4. Charles the Bald, AD 823 – AD 877
  5. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899
  6. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  7. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  8. Charles the Simple, AD 879 – AD 929
  9. Otto the Great, AD 912 – AD 973

Alfred the Great and Charles the Simple in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Alfred the Great and Charles the Simple were born

Alfred the Great and Charles the Simple are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (9 of 9 placed); tap one to open that person.
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