Who Was Alive

Were Louis VII of France and Genghis Khan alive at the same time?

Yes. Louis VII of France and Genghis Khan were alive at the same time for 18 years, from 1162 to 1180.

Louis VII of France was 41 or 42 when Genghis Khan was born.

Genghis Khan was 18 when Louis VII of France died, aged 59 or 60.

Louis VII of France

Louis VII of France

King of Franks

Born 1120 · died 18 September 1180, aged 59 or 60

Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

Khagan of the Mongol Empire

Born 31 May 1162 · died 25 August 1227, aged 65

  1. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  2. Louis VII of France, 1120 – 1180
  3. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  4. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  5. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  6. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  7. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  8. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  9. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274

Louis VII of France and Genghis Khan 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 Louis VII of France and Genghis Khan were born

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