Who Was Alive

Were Charlemagne and Pope Leo III alive at the same time?

Yes. Charlemagne and Pope Leo III were alive at the same time for 63 or 64 years, from AD 750 to AD 814.

Pope Leo III was 63 or 64 when Charlemagne died.

Charlemagne

Charlemagne

Holy Roman Emperor

Born AD 740–748 · died 28 January AD 814

Pope Leo III

Pope Leo III

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born AD 750 · died c. AD 816

  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. Pope Leo III, AD 750 – c. AD 816
  6. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
  7. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850

Charlemagne and Pope Leo III 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 Pope Leo III were born

Charlemagne and Pope Leo III are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (6 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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