Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Charlemagne and Pope Leo IV were alive at the same time, from c. AD 790 to AD 814.

Charlemagne

Charlemagne

Holy Roman Emperor

Born AD 740–748 · died 28 January AD 814

Pope Leo IV

Pope Leo IV

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 790 · died 17 July AD 855

  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. Pope Leo IV, c. AD 790 – AD 855
  8. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899

Charlemagne and Pope Leo IV 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 IV were born

Charlemagne and Pope Leo IV 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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