Who Was Alive

Were Frederick Barbarossa and Genghis Khan alive at the same time?

Yes. Frederick Barbarossa and Genghis Khan were alive at the same time for 28 years, from 1162 to 1190.

Frederick Barbarossa was 39 when Genghis Khan was born.

Genghis Khan was 28 when Frederick Barbarossa died, aged 67.

Frederick Barbarossa

Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 to 1190

Born December 1122 · died 10–17 June 1190, aged 67

Genghis Khan

Founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire

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

  1. Omar Khayyám
  2. Frederick Barbarossa
  3. Averroes
  4. Saladin
  5. Genghis Khan
  6. Francis of Assisi
  7. Rumi
  8. Thomas Aquinas
Frederick Barbarossa and Genghis Khan in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.