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Henry I of France
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Henry I of France

King of Franks

Born 4 May 1008 · died 4 August 1060, aged 52
Also known as Henry I, Henri I, Henri Capet

Who was alive at the same time as Henry I of France?

  1. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  2. Vladimir the Great, c. AD 956 – 1015
  3. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  4. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  5. Stephen I of Hungary, c. AD 975 – 1038
  6. Pope John XIX, c. AD 975 – 1032
  7. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  8. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  9. Pope Benedict VIII, c. AD 980 – 1024
  10. Pope Nicholas II, 990s – 1061
  11. Cnut, AD 994 – 1035
  12. Pope Gregory VI, c. 1000 – 1048
  13. Pope Damasus II, c. 1000 – 1048
  14. Pope Leo IX, 1002 – 1054
  15. Pope Clement II, 1005 – 1047
  16. Henry I of France, 1008 – 1060
  17. Pope Alexander II, 1010s – 1073
  18. Harold Godwinson, c. 1023 – 1066
  19. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  20. Anselm of Canterbury, c. 1033 – 1109
  21. Pope Urban II, c. 1035 – 1099
  22. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  23. Pope Paschal II, 1050s – 1118
  24. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111

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When Henry I of France was born, Ferdowsi was 68, Al-Biruni was 34, Cnut was 13 or 14, Pope Leo IX was 5 and Pope Clement II was 2.

When Henry I of France died, Alexios I Komnenos was 11 or 12, Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor was 9, Alp Arslan was 31, Philip I of France was 8 and Shen Kuo was 28 or 29.

Born during Henry I of France’s lifetime: Omar Khayyam, Al-Ghazali, William the Conqueror, Pope Urban II, Anselm of Canterbury, Pope Alexander II, Harold Godwinson and Pope Paschal II.

Not quite contemporaries: Henry I of England was born about 6 years after Henry I of France died, Hugh Capet died about 12 years before Henry I of France was born, Pope Gregory V died about 9 years before Henry I of France was born and Pope Callixtus II was born about 3 years after Henry I of France died.

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The 42 best-known contemporaries

42 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Henry I of France. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 1034.

  1. Avicenna c. AD 981 – 1037
  2. Omar Khayyam c. 1049 – 1131
  3. Al-Ghazali c. 1057 – 1111
  4. Ferdowsi AD 940 – c. 1020
  5. William the Conqueror c. 1028 – 1087
  6. Al-Biruni AD 973 – 1048
  7. Ibn al-Haytham c. AD 965 – 1039
  8. Leif Erikson c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  9. Pope Urban II c. 1035 – 1099
  10. Anselm of Canterbury c. 1033 – 1109
  11. Vladimir the Great c. AD 956 – 1015
  12. Cnut AD 994 – 1035
  13. Pope Leo IX 1002 – 1054
  14. Pope Alexander II 1010s – 1073
  15. Harold Godwinson c. 1023 – 1066
  16. Pope Benedict VIII c. AD 980 – 1024
  17. Pope Gregory VI c. 1000 – 1048
  18. Pope Clement II 1005 – 1047
  19. Pope Paschal II 1050s – 1118
  20. Stephen I of Hungary c. AD 975 – 1038
  21. Pope Nicholas II 990s – 1061
  22. Pope John XIX c. AD 975 – 1032
  23. Pope Damasus II c. 1000 – 1048
  24. Sei Shōnagon c. AD 966 – c. 1025
  25. Pope Sergius IV c. AD 970 – 1012
  26. Alexios I Komnenos 1048 – 1118
  27. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor 1050 – 1106
  28. Basil II AD 958 – 1025
  29. Pope Victor III c. 1028 – 1087
  30. Bolesław I the Brave AD 967 – 1025
  31. Pope Sylvester III c. 1000 – c. 1065
  32. Yaroslav the Wise AD 978 – 1054
  33. Alp Arslan 1029 – 1072
  34. Mahmud of Ghazni AD 971 – 1030
  35. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor AD 973 – 1024
  36. Philip I of France 1052 – 1108
  37. Robert II of France AD 972 – 1031
  38. Al-Ma'arri AD 973 – 1057
  39. Guido of Arezzo c. AD 992 – 1050
  40. Shen Kuo 1031 – 1095
  41. Anne of Kiev c. 1025 – 1070s
  42. Harald Hardrada c. 1015 – 1066