Who Was Alive

Were Charlemagne and Lothair I alive at the same time?

Yes. Charlemagne and Lothair I were alive at the same time for 18 or 19 years, from AD 795 to AD 814.

Lothair I was 18 or 19 when Charlemagne died.

Charlemagne

Charlemagne

Holy Roman Emperor

Born AD 740–748 · died 28 January AD 814

Lothair I

Lothair I

Writer

Born AD 795 · died 29 September AD 855, aged 59 or 60

  1. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  2. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  3. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  4. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
  5. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
  6. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
  7. Lothair I, AD 795 – AD 855
  8. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899

Charlemagne and Lothair I 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 Charlemagne and Lothair I were born

Charlemagne and Lothair I are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
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