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Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
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Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor

Born 11 November 1050 · died 7 August 1106, aged 55
Also known as Henry IV

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

  1. Pope Nicholas II, 990s – 1061
  2. Pope Sylvester III, c. 1000 – c. 1065
  3. Pope Leo IX, 1002 – 1054
  4. Pope Alexander II, 1010s – 1073
  5. Harold Godwinson, c. 1023 – 1066
  6. Pope Victor III, c. 1028 – 1087
  7. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  8. Anselm of Canterbury, c. 1033 – 1109
  9. Pope Urban II, c. 1035 – 1099
  10. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  11. Alexios I Komnenos, 1048 – 1118
  12. Pope Paschal II, 1050s – 1118
  13. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1050 – 1106
  14. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  15. Godfrey of Bouillon, 1060 – 1100
  16. Pope Gelasius II, c. 1065 – 1119
  17. Pope Callixtus II, c. 1065 – 1124
  18. Henry I of England, c. 1068 – 1135
  19. Peter Abelard, 1079 – 1142
  20. Anna Komnene, 1083 – c. 1154
  21. Bernard of Clairvaux, c. 1091 – 1153
  22. Stephen, King of England, 1095 – 1154
  23. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  24. Pope Alexander III, c. 1100 – 1181

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When Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor was born, Pope Leo IX was 48, Alexios I Komnenos was 1 or 2, Yaroslav the Wise was 71 or 72, Alp Arslan was 21 and Henry I of France was 42.

When Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor died, Peter Abelard was 26 or 27, Alexios I Komnenos was 57 or 58, Anna Komnene was 22, Stephen, King of England was 10 or 11 and Louis VI of France was 24.

Born during Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor’s lifetime: Al-Ghazali, Hildegard of Bingen, Peter Abelard, Bernard of Clairvaux, Pope Alexander III, Henry I of England, Pope Callixtus II and Godfrey of Bouillon.

Not quite contemporaries: Avicenna died about 13 years before Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor was born, Al-Biruni died about 2 years before Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor was born, Ibn al-Haytham died about 10 years before Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor was born and Muhammad al-Idrisi was born about 2 years after Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor died.

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The 34 best-known contemporaries

34 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 1078.

  1. Omar Khayyam c. 1049 – 1131
  2. Al-Ghazali c. 1057 – 1111
  3. Hildegard of Bingen c. 1098 – 1179
  4. William the Conqueror c. 1028 – 1087
  5. Peter Abelard 1079 – 1142
  6. Pope Urban II c. 1035 – 1099
  7. Anselm of Canterbury c. 1033 – 1109
  8. Bernard of Clairvaux c. 1091 – 1153
  9. Pope Alexander III c. 1100 – 1181
  10. Henry I of England c. 1068 – 1135
  11. Pope Leo IX 1002 – 1054
  12. Pope Alexander II 1010s – 1073
  13. Pope Callixtus II c. 1065 – 1124
  14. Harold Godwinson c. 1023 – 1066
  15. Pope Paschal II 1050s – 1118
  16. Pope Nicholas II 990s – 1061
  17. Godfrey of Bouillon 1060 – 1100
  18. Alexios I Komnenos 1048 – 1118
  19. Pope Victor III c. 1028 – 1087
  20. Pope Gelasius II c. 1065 – 1119
  21. Anna Komnene 1083 – c. 1154
  22. Pope Sylvester III c. 1000 – c. 1065
  23. Stephen, King of England 1095 – 1154
  24. Yaroslav the Wise AD 978 – 1054
  25. Alp Arslan 1029 – 1072
  26. Empress Matilda c. 1102 – 1167
  27. Henry I of France 1008 – 1060
  28. Louis VI of France 1081 – 1137
  29. Philip I of France 1052 – 1108
  30. Al-Ma'arri AD 973 – 1057
  31. Shen Kuo 1031 – 1095
  32. Abdul Qadir Gilani 1078 – 1166
  33. Anne of Kiev c. 1025 – 1070s
  34. Harald Hardrada c. 1015 – 1066