Who Was Alive

Were Eleanor of Aquitaine and Saladin alive at the same time?

Yes. Eleanor of Aquitaine and Saladin were alive at the same time for 54 or 55 years, from 1138 to 1193.

Eleanor of Aquitaine was 13 or 14 when Saladin was born.

Eleanor of Aquitaine was 68 or 69 when Saladin died, aged 54 or 55.

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Queen of Franks

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

Saladin

Saladin

Sultan of Egypt

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

  1. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  2. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  3. Eleanor of Aquitaine, 1124 – 1204
  4. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  5. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  6. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  7. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  8. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226

Eleanor of Aquitaine 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 Eleanor of Aquitaine and Saladin were born

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