Einhard
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Born c. AD 774 · died 14 March AD 840
Also known as Eginhard, Einhart
Who was alive at the same time as Einhard?
- Pope Adrian I, AD 700 – AD 795
- Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
- Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
- Pope Leo III, AD 750 – c. AD 816
- Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
- Harun al-Rashid, AD 766 – AD 809
- Al-Shafi'i, AD 767 – AD 820
- Einhard, c. AD 774 – AD 840
- Pope Paschal I, c. AD 775 – AD 824
- Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
- Pope Eugene II, c. AD 780 – AD 827
- Louis the Pious, AD 778 – AD 840
- Ahmad ibn Hanbal, AD 780 – AD 855
- Adi Shankara, c. AD 788 – c. AD 821
- Pope Leo IV, c. AD 790 – AD 855
- Pope Adrian II, AD 792 – AD 872
- Pope Gregory IV, c. AD 795 – AD 844
- Al-Kindi, c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
- Pope Benedict III, c. AD 810 – AD 858
- Muhammad al-Bukhari, AD 810 – AD 870
- Pope Formosus, c. AD 816 – AD 896
- Pope John VIII, c. AD 820 – AD 882
- Charles the Bald, AD 823 – AD 877
- Pope Marinus I, AD 830 – AD 884
When Einhard died, Louis the Pious was 61, Charles the Bald was 16, Muhammad al-Bukhari was 29, Ahmad ibn Hanbal was 59 and Pope Adrian II was 47 or 48.
Born during Einhard’s lifetime: Al-Khwarizmi, Adi Shankara, Louis the Pious, Al-Kindi, Charles the Bald, Muhammad al-Bukhari, Pope Gregory IV and Pope John VIII.
Not quite contemporaries: Li Bai died about 10 years before Einhard was born, Du Fu died about a year before Einhard was born, Alfred the Great was born about 9 years after Einhard died and Abu Hanifa died about 4 years before Einhard was born.
Where Einhard’s contemporaries were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Pope Adrian I: Rome
- Jabir ibn Hayyan: Tus
- Charlemagne: Franciaf
- Pope Leo III: Rome
- Abu Nuwas: Ahvaz
- Harun al-Rashid: Ray
- Al-Shafi'i: Gaza City
- Pope Paschal I: Rome
- Pope Eugene II: Rome
- Louis the Pious: Chasseneuil-du-Poitou
- Ahmad ibn Hanbal: Baghdad
- Adi Shankara: Kalady
- Pope Leo IV: Rome
- Pope Adrian II: Rome
- Pope Gregory IV: Rome
- Al-Kindi: Basra
- Pope Benedict III: Rome
- Muhammad al-Bukhari: Bukhara
- Pope Formosus: Rome
- Pope John VIII: Rome
- Charles the Bald: Frankfurt
- Pope Marinus I: Gallese
- Pope Nicholas I: Rome
- Pope Stephen IV: Rome
- Pope Sergius II: Rome
- Pope Valentine: Rome
- Malik ibn Anas: Medina
- Charles the Fat: Neudingen
- Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj: Nishapur
- Al-Tabari: Amol
- Lothair I: Altdorf
- Irene of Athens: Athens
- Rabia Basri: Basra
- Alcuin: York
- Abd al-Rahman I: Damascus
- John Scotus Eriugena: Ireland
- Al-Ma'mun: Baghdad
- Nikephoros I: Pisidia
- Bai Juyi: Xinzheng
- Al-Jahiz: Basra
- Ecgberht, King of Wessex: Kingdom of Wessex
- Han Yu: Meng Prefecture
- Ali al-Rida: Medina
- Michael I Rangabe: Constantinople
- Leo V the Armenian: Ostikanate of Arminiya
- Paul the Deacon: Cividale del Friuli
- Leo IV the Khazar: Constantinople
- Constantine VI: Constantinople
- Michael II: Amorium
- Abd ar-Rahman II: Toledo
- Musa al-Kazim: Al-Abwa
- Krum: First Bulgarian Empire
- Kūkai: Zentsū-ji Temple
- Al-Mu'tasim: Khuld Palace
- Al-Mahdi: Humayma
- Theophanes the Confessor: Constantinople
- Rabanus Maurus: Mainz
- Babak Khorramdin: Ardabil
- Desiderius: Brescia
- Al-Amin: Al-Rusafa
- Emperor Kanmu: Heijō-kyō
- Hisham I of Córdoba: Córdoba
- Alfonso II of Asturias: Oviedo
Compare Einhard
The 70 best-known contemporaries
70 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Einhard. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 809.
- Charlemagne c. AD 744 – AD 814
- Al-Khwarizmi c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
- Abu Nuwas c. AD 759 – AD 814
- Jabir ibn Hayyan AD 721 – AD 815
- Harun al-Rashid AD 766 – AD 809
- Adi Shankara c. AD 788 – c. AD 821
- Pope Leo III AD 750 – c. AD 816
- Louis the Pious AD 778 – AD 840
- Al-Kindi c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
- Charles the Bald AD 823 – AD 877
- Pope Adrian I AD 700 – AD 795
- Muhammad al-Bukhari AD 810 – AD 870
- Pope Gregory IV c. AD 795 – AD 844
- Pope John VIII c. AD 820 – AD 882
- Al-Shafi'i AD 767 – AD 820
- Ahmad ibn Hanbal AD 780 – AD 855
- Pope Adrian II AD 792 – AD 872
- Pope Leo IV c. AD 790 – AD 855
- Pope Formosus c. AD 816 – AD 896
- Pope Paschal I c. AD 775 – AD 824
- Pope Eugene II c. AD 780 – AD 827
- Pope Benedict III c. AD 810 – AD 858
- Pope Marinus I AD 830 – AD 884
- Pope Nicholas I c. AD 820 – AD 867
- Pope Stephen IV c. AD 770 – AD 817
- Pope Sergius II c. AD 790 – AD 847
- Pope Valentine c. AD 780 – AD 827
- Malik ibn Anas c. AD 711 – AD 795
- Charles the Fat c. AD 836 – AD 888
- Rurik AD 830 – AD 879
- Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj AD 821 – AD 875
- Al-Tabari c. AD 839 – AD 922
- Lothair I AD 795 – AD 855
- Irene of Athens c. AD 752 – AD 803
- Rabia Basri 710s – AD 801
- Alcuin c. AD 740 – AD 804
- Abd al-Rahman I AD 731 – AD 788
- John Scotus Eriugena 800s – AD 877
- Louis the German c. AD 806 – AD 876
- Roland AD 737 – AD 778
- Al-Ma'mun c. AD 786 – c. AD 833
- Nikephoros I c. AD 750 – AD 811
- Bai Juyi AD 772 – AD 846
- Al-Jahiz AD 775 – c. AD 869
- Ecgberht, King of Wessex AD 771 – AD 839
- Han Yu AD 768 – AD 824
- Ali al-Rida AD 770 – AD 818
- Michael I Rangabe c. AD 770 – AD 844
- Leo V the Armenian AD 775 – AD 820
- Paul the Deacon c. AD 720 – c. AD 799
- Leo IV the Khazar AD 750 – AD 780
- Constantine VI AD 771 – c. AD 798
- Michael II AD 770 – AD 829
- Staurakios AD 775 – AD 812
- Abd ar-Rahman II AD 792 – AD 852
- Musa al-Kazim AD 745 – c. AD 799
- Krum AD 755 – AD 814
- Kūkai AD 774 – AD 835
- Al-Mu'tasim AD 796 – AD 842
- Al-Mahdi AD 744 – AD 785
- Theophanes the Confessor AD 759 – AD 817
- Rabanus Maurus c. AD 783 – AD 856
- Babak Khorramdin AD 798 – AD 838
- Desiderius c. AD 710 – c. AD 786
- Al-Hadi c. AD 763 – AD 786
- Pepin of Italy AD 777 – AD 810
- Al-Amin AD 787 – AD 813
- Emperor Kanmu AD 737 – AD 806
- Hisham I of Córdoba AD 757 – AD 796
- Alfonso II of Asturias AD 759 – AD 842