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Louis VI of France
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Louis VI of France

King of Franks

Born 1 December 1081 · died 1 August 1137, aged 55
Also known as Luis VI el Gordo o el Batallador

Who was alive at the same time as Louis VI of France?

  1. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  2. Anselm of Canterbury, c. 1033 – 1109
  3. Pope Urban II, c. 1035 – 1099
  4. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  5. Pope Paschal II, 1050s – 1118
  6. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  7. Godfrey of Bouillon, 1060 – 1100
  8. Pope Callixtus II, c. 1065 – 1124
  9. Henry I of England, c. 1068 – 1135
  10. Peter Abelard, 1079 – 1142
  11. Louis VI of France, 1081 – 1137
  12. Bernard of Clairvaux, c. 1091 – 1153
  13. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  14. Pope Alexander III, c. 1100 – 1181
  15. Pope Gregory VIII, 1100s – 1187
  16. Pope Celestine III, 1106 – 1198
  17. Muhammad al-Idrisi, c. 1110 – c. 1167
  18. Pope Lucius III, 1110 – 1185
  19. Manuel I Komnenos, 1118 – 1180
  20. Louis VII of France, 1120 – 1180
  21. Frederick Barbarossa, 1122 – 1190
  22. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  23. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  24. Henry II of England, 1133 – 1189

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When Louis VI of France was born, Peter Abelard was 1 or 2, Godfrey of Bouillon was 20 or 21, Alexios I Komnenos was 32 or 33, Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor was 31 and Philip I of France was 29.

When Louis VI of France died, Averroes was 11, Zhu Xi was 6, Peter Abelard was 57 or 58, Frederick Barbarossa was 14 and Henry II of England was 4.

Born during Louis VI of France’s lifetime: Averroes, Zhu Xi, Hildegard of Bingen, Frederick Barbarossa, Bernard of Clairvaux, Muhammad al-Idrisi, Pope Alexander III and Henry II of England.

Not quite contemporaries: Saladin was born about a year after Louis VI of France died, Nizami Ganjavi was born about 2 years after Louis VI of France died, Pope Honorius III was born about 11 years after Louis VI of France died and Pope Alexander II died about 8 years before Louis VI of France was born.

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The 38 best-known contemporaries

38 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Louis VI of France. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 1109.

  1. Omar Khayyam c. 1049 – 1131
  2. Al-Ghazali c. 1057 – 1111
  3. Averroes 1126 – 1198
  4. Zhu Xi 1130 – 1200
  5. Hildegard of Bingen c. 1098 – 1179
  6. William the Conqueror c. 1028 – 1087
  7. Peter Abelard 1079 – 1142
  8. Frederick Barbarossa 1122 – 1190
  9. Pope Urban II c. 1035 – 1099
  10. Anselm of Canterbury c. 1033 – 1109
  11. Bernard of Clairvaux c. 1091 – 1153
  12. Muhammad al-Idrisi c. 1110 – c. 1167
  13. Pope Alexander III c. 1100 – 1181
  14. Henry II of England 1133 – 1189
  15. Henry I of England c. 1068 – 1135
  16. Pope Gregory VIII 1100s – 1187
  17. Pope Callixtus II c. 1065 – 1124
  18. Pope Celestine III 1106 – 1198
  19. Louis VII of France 1120 – 1180
  20. Pope Paschal II 1050s – 1118
  21. Pope Lucius III 1110 – 1185
  22. Godfrey of Bouillon 1060 – 1100
  23. Manuel I Komnenos 1118 – 1180
  24. Alexios I Komnenos 1048 – 1118
  25. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor 1050 – 1106
  26. Pope Victor III c. 1028 – 1087
  27. Pope Gelasius II c. 1065 – 1119
  28. Anna Komnene 1083 – c. 1154
  29. Afonso I of Portugal c. 1109 – 1185
  30. Geoffrey of Monmouth c. 1101 – c. 1155
  31. Stephen, King of England 1095 – 1154
  32. Thomas Becket c. 1119 – 1170
  33. Eleanor of Aquitaine 1124 – 1204
  34. Empress Matilda c. 1102 – 1167
  35. Bhāskara II c. 1114 – c. 1185
  36. Philip I of France 1052 – 1108
  37. Shen Kuo 1031 – 1095
  38. Abdul Qadir Gilani 1078 – 1166