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Childebert II
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Childebert II

King of Franks

Born 6 April AD 570 · died March AD 596, aged 25
Also known as Childerbert II

Who was alive at the same time as Childebert II?

  1. Khosrow I, AD 501 – AD 579
  2. Pope Pelagius II, c. AD 520 – AD 590
  3. Justin II, c. AD 520 – AD 578
  4. Pope Benedict I, c. AD 526 – AD 579
  5. Pope Sabinian, c. AD 530 – AD 606
  6. Pope Gregory I, c. AD 541 – AD 604
  7. Pope Boniface III, c. AD 540 – AD 607
  8. Maurice, AD 539 – AD 602
  9. Pope Boniface IV, c. AD 550 – AD 615
  10. Amina bint Wahb, c. 550s – c. AD 578
  11. Isidore of Seville, c. AD 560 – AD 636
  12. Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, c. AD 568 – AD 653
  13. Pope Adeodatus I, AD 570 – AD 618
  14. Khosrow II, AD 570 – AD 628
  15. Childebert II, AD 570 – AD 596
  16. Muhammad, AD 571 – AD 632
  17. Abu Bakr, c. AD 573 – AD 634
  18. Heraclius, c. AD 575 – AD 641
  19. Uthman, c. AD 575 – AD 656
  20. Pope Agatho, AD 574 – AD 681
  21. Bilal ibn Rabah, AD 581 – c. AD 642
  22. Pope Honorius I, c. AD 585 – AD 638
  23. Umar, c. AD 586 – AD 644
  24. Khalid ibn al-Walid, AD 586 – AD 642

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When Childebert II was born, Maurice was 30 or 31, Khosrow I was 68 or 69, Phocas was 22 or 23, Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib was 29 or 30 and Gregory of Tours was 31.

When Childebert II died, Muhammad was 24, Khalid ibn al-Walid was 9 or 10, Pope Adeodatus I was 25 or 26, Pope Agatho was 21 or 22 and Maurice was 56 or 57.

Born during Childebert II’s lifetime: Muhammad, Umar, Abu Bakr, Uthman, Heraclius, Pope Honorius I, Khalid ibn al-Walid and Pope Agatho.

Not quite contemporaries: Ali was born about 3 years after Childebert II died, Justinian I died about 5 years before Childebert II was born, Fatima was born about 8 years after Childebert II died and Mu'awiya I was born about 7 years after Childebert II died.

Where Childebert II’s contemporaries were born

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The 74 best-known contemporaries

74 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Childebert II. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 583.

  1. Muhammad AD 571 – AD 632
  2. Umar c. AD 586 – AD 644
  3. Abu Bakr c. AD 573 – AD 634
  4. Pope Gregory I c. AD 541 – AD 604
  5. Uthman c. AD 575 – AD 656
  6. Heraclius c. AD 575 – AD 641
  7. Isidore of Seville c. AD 560 – AD 636
  8. Pope Honorius I c. AD 585 – AD 638
  9. Pope Pelagius II c. AD 520 – AD 590
  10. Pope Benedict I c. AD 526 – AD 579
  11. Khalid ibn al-Walid AD 586 – AD 642
  12. Pope Adeodatus I AD 570 – AD 618
  13. Pope Agatho AD 574 – AD 681
  14. Pope Boniface IV c. AD 550 – AD 615
  15. Pope Sabinian c. AD 530 – AD 606
  16. Pope Boniface III c. AD 540 – AD 607
  17. Amina bint Wahb c. 550s – c. AD 578
  18. Maurice AD 539 – AD 602
  19. Khosrow I AD 501 – AD 579
  20. Bilal ibn Rabah AD 581 – c. AD 642
  21. Khosrow II AD 570 – AD 628
  22. Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 568 – AD 653
  23. Justin II c. AD 520 – AD 578
  24. Phocas AD 547 – AD 610
  25. Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 541 – AD 619
  26. Maximus the Confessor AD 579 – AD 662
  27. Cassiodorus c. AD 487 – AD 583
  28. Tiberius II Constantine c. AD 520 – AD 582
  29. Gregory of Tours AD 538 – AD 594
  30. Amr ibn al-As AD 570 – AD 664
  31. Columba AD 521 – AD 597
  32. Salman the Persian AD 568 – AD 657
  33. Chlothar II AD 584 – AD 629
  34. Zubayr ibn al-Awwam AD 594 – AD 656
  35. Emperor Gaozu of Tang AD 566 – AD 635
  36. Abu Sufyan c. AD 570 – c. AD 646
  37. Harsha AD 590 – AD 647
  38. Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 497 – AD 579
  39. Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah AD 583 – AD 639
  40. Zaynab bint Jahsh AD 592 – AD 642
  41. Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas AD 595 – c. AD 675
  42. Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib AD 568 – AD 625
  43. Bhartṛhari AD 570 – c. AD 651
  44. Brendan the Navigator c. AD 486 – AD 577
  45. John Malalas c. AD 491 – c. AD 578
  46. Guntram c. AD 532 – c. AD 593
  47. Sawdah bint Zam'ah AD 589 – AD 674
  48. Zaynab bint Khuzayma AD 595 – AD 625
  49. Talha ibn Ubayd Allah AD 595 – AD 656
  50. Æthelberht of Kent AD 552 – AD 612
  51. John Climacus c. AD 579 – c. AD 649
  52. Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud AD 594 – AD 653
  53. Columbanus c. AD 543 – AD 615
  54. Abu Lahab AD 549 – c. AD 625
  55. Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf c. AD 577 – c. AD 654
  56. Theophylact Simocatta AD 580 – AD 630
  57. Maymunah bint al-Harith c. AD 592 – AD 672
  58. Boran AD 590 – AD 632
  59. Sigebert I AD 535 – AD 575
  60. Emperor Wen of Sui AD 541 – AD 604
  61. Empress Suiko AD 554 – AD 628
  62. Prince Shōtoku AD 574 – AD 622
  63. Radegund AD 518 – AD 587
  64. Theudebert II AD 585 – AD 612
  65. Theuderic II AD 587 – AD 613
  66. Empress Kōgyoku AD 594 – AD 661
  67. Venantius Fortunatus c. AD 534 – AD 609
  68. Theodelinda c. AD 570 – c. AD 628
  69. Zayd ibn Haritha al-Kalbi AD 581 – AD 629
  70. Pepin of Landen c. AD 585 – AD 640
  71. Saint David AD 512 – AD 589
  72. Alboin c. AD 529 – AD 572
  73. Reccared I c. AD 560 – AD 601
  74. Ammar ibn Yasir AD 570 – AD 657