Who Was Alive

Were Henry I of England and Averroes alive at the same time?

Yes. Henry I of England and Averroes were alive at the same time for 9 years, from 1126 to 1135.

Averroes was 9 when Henry I of England died.

Henry I of England

Henry I of England

Monarch of England

Born c. 1068 · died 1 December 1135

Averroes

Averroes

Writer and philosopher

Born 14 April 1126 · died 10 December 1198, aged 72

  1. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  2. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  3. Henry I of England, c. 1068 – 1135
  4. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  5. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  6. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  7. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  8. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  9. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226

Henry I of England and Averroes 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 Henry I of England and Averroes were born

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