Who Was Alive

Were Eleanor of Aquitaine and Genghis Khan alive at the same time?

Yes. Eleanor of Aquitaine and Genghis Khan were alive at the same time for 41 years, from 1162 to 1204.

Eleanor of Aquitaine was 37 or 38 when Genghis Khan was born.

Genghis Khan was 41 when Eleanor of Aquitaine died, aged 79 or 80.

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Queen of Franks

Born 1124 · died 1 April 1204, aged 79 or 80

Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

Khagan of the Mongol Empire

Born 31 May 1162 · died 25 August 1227, aged 65

  1. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  2. Eleanor of Aquitaine, 1124 – 1204
  3. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  4. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  5. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  6. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  7. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  8. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274

Eleanor of Aquitaine and Genghis Khan 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 Eleanor of Aquitaine and Genghis Khan were born

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