Who Was Alive

Were Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Hildegard of Bingen alive at the same time?

Yes. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Hildegard of Bingen were alive at the same time, from c. 1098 to 1106.

Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor

Born 11 November 1050 · died 7 August 1106, aged 55

Hildegard of Bingen

Hildegard of Bingen

German abbess and polymath

Born c. 1098 · died 17 September 1179

  1. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  2. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  3. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1050 – 1106
  4. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  5. Peter Abelard, 1079 – 1142
  6. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  7. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  8. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  9. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227

Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Hildegard of Bingen 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 IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Hildegard of Bingen were born

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