Clotilde

King of Franks

Born AD 474 · died 3 June AD 545, aged 70 or 71
Also known as Rotilde, Clotilda, Saint Clotilde

Who was alive at the same time as Clotilde?

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When Clotilde was born, Theodoric the Great was 19 or 20, Pope Gelasius I was 63 or 64, Pope Hormisdas was 23 or 24, Pope John II was 3 or 4 and Julius Nepos was 43 or 44.

When Clotilde died, Justinian I was 63, Aryabhata was 68 or 69, Benedict of Nursia was 65, Maurice was 5 or 6 and Chlothar I was 46 or 47.

Born during Clotilde’s lifetime: Justinian I, Pope Gregory I, Aryabhata, Boethius, Benedict of Nursia, Pope Pelagius II, Pope Pelagius I and Pope Benedict I.

Not quite contemporaries: Pope Leo I died about 13 years before Clotilde was born, Isidore of Seville was born about 13 years after Clotilde died, Saint Patrick died about 11 years before Clotilde was born and Pope Boniface IV was born about 3 years after Clotilde died.

Where Clotilde’s contemporaries were born

Clotilde is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (62 of 77 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Clotilde: Lyon
Pope Gelasius I: Africa
Pope Simplicius: Tivoli
Pope Felix III: Rome
Pope Hormisdas: Frosinone
Theodoric the Great: Carnuntum
Pope Symmachus: Sardinia
Pope John I: Siena
Pope John II: Rome
Aryabhata: Pataliputra
Pope Silverius: Frosinone
Boethius: Rome
Benedict of Nursia: Norcia
Justinian I: Tauresium
Pope Agapetus I: Rome
Pope Pelagius I: Rome
Belisarius: Sapareva Banya
Pope Pelagius II: Rome
Pope Benedict I: Rome
Pope Sabinian: Blera
Pope Gregory I: Rome
Pope Boniface III: Rome
Julius Nepos: Dalmatia
Maurice: Arabissus
Zeno: Zenopolis in Isauria
Chlothar I: Soissons
Khosrow I: Ardestan
Gaiseric: Lake Balaton
Theodora: Paphlagonia
Anastasius I Dicorus: Durrës
Proclus: Constantinople
Justin II: Constantinople
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Mecca
Cassiodorus: Scylletium
Tiberius II Constantine: Thrace
Gregory of Tours: Clermont-Ferrand
Columba: County Donegal
Glycerius: Dalmatia
Sidonius Apollinaris: Lugdunum
Childebert I: Reims
Amalasuintha: Ravenna
Abd al-Muttalib: Medina
Totila: Treviso
Genevieve: Nanterre
Brendan the Navigator: Fenit
John Malalas: Antioch
Syagrius: Lyon
Guntram: Soissons
Kavad I: Ctesiphon
Narses: Constantinople
Anthemius of Tralles: Tralleis
Emperor Wen of Sui: Chang'an
Gelimer: Africa
Radegund: Erfurt
Movses Khorenatsi: Harman
Isidore of Miletus: Miletus
Imru' al-Qais: Najd
Gildas: Cheshire
Venantius Fortunatus: Valdobbiadene
Brigid of Kildare: Faughart
Saint David: Pembrokeshire
Zu Chongzhi: Jiankang

Compare Clotilde

The 76 best-known contemporaries

76 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Clotilde. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 510.

Justinian I AD 482 – AD 565
Pope Gregory I c. AD 541 – AD 604
Aryabhata AD 476 – AD 550
Boethius c. AD 480 – AD 524
Benedict of Nursia AD 480 – AD 547
Clovis I c. AD 466 – AD 511
Theodoric the Great AD 454 – AD 526
Pope Gelasius I AD 410 – AD 496
Pope Hormisdas AD 450 – AD 523
Pope John I c. AD 470 – AD 526
Pope Pelagius II c. AD 520 – AD 590
Pope John II AD 470 – AD 535
Pope Pelagius I c. AD 505 – AD 561
Pope Benedict I c. AD 526 – AD 579
Pope Simplicius c. AD 420 – AD 483
Pope Symmachus c. AD 460 – AD 514
Pope Silverius AD 477 – AD 537
Odoacer c. AD 433 – AD 493
Pope Felix III c. AD 440 – AD 492
Pope Agapetus I 490s – AD 536
Belisarius c. AD 505 – AD 565
Pope Sabinian c. AD 530 – AD 606
Pope Boniface III c. AD 540 – AD 607
Julius Nepos AD 430 – AD 480
Maurice AD 539 – AD 602
Zeno AD 425 – AD 491
Chlothar I AD 498 – AD 561
Khosrow I AD 501 – AD 579
Gaiseric AD 389 – AD 477
Justin I AD 450 – AD 527
Theodora c. AD 500 – AD 548
Anastasius I Dicorus AD 430 – AD 518
Proclus AD 412 – AD 485
Justin II c. AD 520 – AD 578
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 541 – AD 619
Cassiodorus c. AD 487 – AD 583
Tiberius II Constantine c. AD 520 – AD 582
Gregory of Tours AD 538 – AD 594
Columba AD 521 – AD 597
Childeric I c. AD 436 – c. AD 481
Glycerius AD 430 – 480s
Sidonius Apollinaris c. AD 430 – c. AD 489
Chlodomer c. AD 495 – AD 524
Childebert I c. AD 497 – AD 558
Amalasuintha AD 498 – AD 535
Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 497 – AD 579
Alaric II c. AD 463 – AD 507
Totila c. AD 510 – AD 552
Charibert I c. AD 520 – c. AD 568
Genevieve AD 423 – AD 502
Zosimus c. AD 460 – c. AD 520
Dionysius Exiguus c. AD 475 – c. AD 549
Theuderic I c. AD 485 – AD 534
Brendan the Navigator c. AD 486 – AD 577
John Malalas c. AD 491 – c. AD 578
Syagrius c. AD 430 – c. AD 487
Guntram c. AD 532 – c. AD 593
Athalaric AD 516 – AD 534
Euric AD 420 – AD 484
Kavad I AD 473 – AD 531
Narses AD 478 – c. AD 572
Theudebert I c. AD 500 – AD 548
Anthemius of Tralles c. AD 474 – c. AD 534
Sigebert I AD 535 – AD 575
Emperor Wen of Sui AD 541 – AD 604
Gelimer c. AD 480 – AD 553
Radegund AD 518 – AD 587
Movses Khorenatsi c. AD 410 – c. AD 489
Isidore of Miletus AD 442 – AD 537
Imru' al-Qais c. AD 501 – c. AD 544
Gildas AD 500 – AD 570
Venantius Fortunatus c. AD 534 – AD 609
Brigid of Kildare c. AD 452 – c. AD 525
Saint David AD 512 – AD 589
Alboin c. AD 529 – AD 572
Zu Chongzhi AD 429 – AD 501