Who Was Alive

Were Constantine VII and Otto the Great alive at the same time?

Yes. Constantine VII and Otto the Great were alive at the same time for 46 years, from AD 912 to AD 959.

Constantine VII was 7 when Otto the Great was born.

Otto the Great was 46 when Constantine VII died, aged 54.

Constantine VII

Constantine VII

Byzantine emperor

Born 18 May AD 905 · died 9 November AD 959, aged 54

Otto the Great

Otto the Great

Holy Roman Emperor

Born 23 November AD 912 · died 7 May AD 973, aged 60

  1. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  2. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  3. Constantine VII, AD 905 – AD 959
  4. Otto the Great, AD 912 – AD 973
  5. Pope John XII, c. AD 937 – AD 964
  6. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  7. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039

Constantine VII and Otto 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 Constantine VII and Otto the Great were born

Constantine VII and Otto the Great are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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