Who Was Alive

Were Godfrey of Bouillon and Peter Abelard alive at the same time?

Yes. Godfrey of Bouillon and Peter Abelard were alive at the same time for 20 or 21 years, from 1079 to 1100.

Peter Abelard was 20 or 21 when Godfrey of Bouillon died, aged 39 or 40.

Godfrey of Bouillon

Godfrey of Bouillon

Writer

Born 1060 · died 18 July 1100, aged 39 or 40

Peter Abelard

Peter Abelard

French philosopher and theologian

Born 1079 · died 21 April 1142, aged 62 or 63

  1. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  2. Pope Urban II, c. 1035 – 1099
  3. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  4. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  5. Godfrey of Bouillon, 1060 – 1100
  6. Peter Abelard, 1079 – 1142
  7. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  8. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  9. Saladin, 1138 – 1193

Godfrey of Bouillon and Peter Abelard 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 Godfrey of Bouillon and Peter Abelard were born

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