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Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
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Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor

Born 6 May AD 973 · died 13 July 1024, aged 51
Also known as Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich II, Holy Roman Emperor Henry II

Who was alive at the same time as Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor?

  1. Otto the Great, AD 912 – AD 973
  2. Hugh Capet, AD 940 – AD 996
  3. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  4. Vladimir the Great, c. AD 956 – 1015
  5. Basil II, AD 958 – 1025
  6. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  7. Sei Shōnagon, c. AD 966 – c. 1025
  8. Bolesław I the Brave, AD 967 – 1025
  9. Pope Sergius IV, c. AD 970 – 1012
  10. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  11. Pope Gregory V, AD 972 – AD 999
  12. Stephen I of Hungary, c. AD 975 – 1038
  13. Pope John XIX, c. AD 975 – 1032
  14. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, AD 973 – 1024
  15. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  16. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  17. Pope Benedict VIII, c. AD 980 – 1024
  18. Pope Nicholas II, 990s – 1061
  19. Cnut, AD 994 – 1035
  20. Pope Gregory VI, c. 1000 – 1048
  21. Pope Damasus II, c. 1000 – 1048
  22. Pope Leo IX, 1002 – 1054
  23. Pope Clement II, 1005 – 1047
  24. Pope Alexander II, 1010s – 1073

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When Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor was born, Ferdowsi was 33, Otto the Great was 60, Hugh Capet was 32 or 33, Pope Gregory V was about a year old and Basil II was 14 or 15.

When Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor died, Al-Biruni was 50, Cnut was 29 or 30, Pope Leo IX was 22, Pope Clement II was 18 and Basil II was 65 or 66.

Born during Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor’s lifetime: Avicenna, Al-Biruni, Cnut, Pope Leo IX, Pope Alexander II, Pope Benedict VIII, Pope Gregory VI and Pope Clement II.

Not quite contemporaries: William the Conqueror was born about 3 years after Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor died, Pope Urban II was born about 9 years after Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor died, Anselm of Canterbury was born about 7 years after Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor died and Pope John XII died about 9 years before Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor was born.

Where Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor’s contemporaries were born

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The 34 best-known contemporaries

34 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 999.

  1. Avicenna c. AD 981 – 1037
  2. Ferdowsi AD 940 – c. 1020
  3. Al-Biruni AD 973 – 1048
  4. Ibn al-Haytham c. AD 965 – 1039
  5. Leif Erikson c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  6. Otto the Great AD 912 – AD 973
  7. Vladimir the Great c. AD 956 – 1015
  8. Hugh Capet AD 940 – AD 996
  9. Pope Gregory V AD 972 – AD 999
  10. Cnut AD 994 – 1035
  11. Pope Leo IX 1002 – 1054
  12. Pope Alexander II 1010s – 1073
  13. Pope Benedict VIII c. AD 980 – 1024
  14. Pope Gregory VI c. 1000 – 1048
  15. Pope Clement II 1005 – 1047
  16. Stephen I of Hungary c. AD 975 – 1038
  17. Pope Nicholas II 990s – 1061
  18. Pope John XIX c. AD 975 – 1032
  19. Pope Damasus II c. 1000 – 1048
  20. Sei Shōnagon c. AD 966 – c. 1025
  21. Pope Sergius IV c. AD 970 – 1012
  22. Basil II AD 958 – 1025
  23. Bolesław I the Brave AD 967 – 1025
  24. Pope Sylvester III c. 1000 – c. 1065
  25. Erik the Red c. AD 950 – 1003
  26. Yaroslav the Wise AD 978 – 1054
  27. Mahmud of Ghazni AD 971 – 1030
  28. Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor AD 955 – AD 983
  29. Henry I of France 1008 – 1060
  30. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor AD 980 – 1002
  31. Robert II of France AD 972 – 1031
  32. Al-Ma'arri AD 973 – 1057
  33. Guido of Arezzo c. AD 992 – 1050
  34. Harald Hardrada c. 1015 – 1066