Who Was Alive

Were Charlemagne and Louis the Pious alive at the same time?

Yes. Charlemagne and Louis the Pious were alive at the same time for 35 years, from AD 778 to AD 814.

Louis the Pious was 35 when Charlemagne died.

Charlemagne

Charlemagne

Holy Roman Emperor

Born AD 740–748 · died 28 January AD 814

Louis the Pious

Louis the Pious

King of Franks

Born AD 778 · died 20–24 June AD 840, aged 61 or 62

  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. Harun al-Rashid, AD 766 – AD 809
  7. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
  8. Louis the Pious, AD 778 – AD 840

Charlemagne and Louis the Pious 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 Louis the Pious were born

Charlemagne and Louis the Pious 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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