Who Was Alive

Were Charles the Bald and Alfred the Great alive at the same time?

Yes. Charles the Bald and Alfred the Great were alive at the same time for 27 or 28 years, from AD 849 to AD 877.

Charles the Bald was 25 or 26 when Alfred the Great was born.

Alfred the Great was 27 or 28 when Charles the Bald died, aged 54.

Charles the Bald

Charles the Bald

Holy Roman Emperor

Born 13 June AD 823 · died 6 October AD 877, aged 54

Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great

Monarch of England

Born AD 849 · died c. AD 899

  1. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
  2. Louis the Pious, AD 778 – AD 840
  3. Al-Kindi, c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
  4. Muhammad al-Bukhari, AD 810 – AD 870
  5. Charles the Bald, AD 823 – AD 877
  6. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899
  7. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  8. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951

Charles the Bald and Alfred the Great 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 Charles the Bald and Alfred the Great were born

Charles the Bald and Alfred the Great 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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