Who Was Alive

Were Alfred the Great and Henry the Fowler alive at the same time?

Yes. Alfred the Great and Henry the Fowler were alive at the same time, from c. AD 876 to c. AD 899.

Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great

Monarch of England

Born AD 849 · died c. AD 899

Henry the Fowler

Henry the Fowler

King of East Francia

Born c. AD 876 · died 2 July AD 936

  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. Henry the Fowler, c. AD 876 – AD 936
  9. Otto the Great, AD 912 – AD 973

Alfred the Great and Henry the Fowler 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 Henry the Fowler were born

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