Who Was Alive

Were Chrétien de Troyes and Saladin alive at the same time?

Yes. Chrétien de Troyes and Saladin were alive at the same time, from c. 1130s to c. 1180s.

Chrétien de Troyes

Chrétien de Troyes

French poet

Born c. 1130s · died c. 1180s

Saladin

Saladin

Sultan of Egypt

Born 1138 · died 4 March 1193, aged 54 or 55

  1. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  2. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  3. Chrétien de Troyes, c. 1130s – c. 1180s
  4. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  5. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  6. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  7. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226

Chrétien de Troyes and Saladin 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 Chrétien de Troyes and Saladin were born

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