Who Was Alive

Were Charlemagne and Pope Valentine alive at the same time?

Yes. Charlemagne and Pope Valentine were alive at the same time, from c. AD 780 to AD 814.

Charlemagne

Charlemagne

Holy Roman Emperor

Born AD 740–748 · died 28 January AD 814

Pope Valentine

Pope Valentine

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 780 · died 10 October AD 827

  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. Pope Valentine, c. AD 780 – AD 827
  8. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850

Charlemagne and Pope Valentine 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 Valentine were born

Charlemagne and Pope Valentine 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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