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Louis VII of France
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Louis VII of France

King of Franks

Born 1120 · died 18 September 1180, aged 59 or 60
Also known as Louis VII

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

  1. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  2. Henry I of England, c. 1068 – 1135
  3. Peter Abelard, 1079 – 1142
  4. Bernard of Clairvaux, c. 1091 – 1153
  5. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  6. Pope Alexander III, c. 1100 – 1181
  7. Pope Gregory VIII, 1100s – 1187
  8. Muhammad al-Idrisi, c. 1110 – c. 1167
  9. Louis VII of France, 1120 – 1180
  10. Frederick Barbarossa, 1122 – 1190
  11. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  12. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  13. Henry II of England, 1133 – 1189
  14. Maimonides, c. 1137 – 1204
  15. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  16. Nizami Ganjavi, c. 1141 – c. 1209
  17. Richard I of England, 1157 – 1199
  18. Pope Innocent III, 1160s – 1216
  19. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  20. Ibn Arabi, 1165 – 1240
  21. John, King of England, 1166 – 1216
  22. Pope Gregory IX, 1170 – 1241
  23. Shota Rustaveli, 1172 – 1216
  24. Snorri Sturluson, 1179 – 1241

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When Louis VII of France was born, Pope Celestine III was 13 or 14, Pope Lucius III was 9 or 10, Manuel I Komnenos was 1 or 2, Anna Komnene was 36 or 37 and Louis VI of France was 38 or 39.

When Louis VII of France died, Genghis Khan was 18, Saladin was 41 or 42, Averroes was 54, Zhu Xi was 49 and Richard I of England was 23.

Born during Louis VII of France’s lifetime: Genghis Khan, Saladin, Averroes, Zhu Xi, Richard I of England, Maimonides, Frederick Barbarossa and Shota Rustaveli.

Not quite contemporaries: Al-Ghazali died about 9 years before Louis VII of France was born, Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor was born about 15 years after Louis VII of France died, Anselm of Canterbury died about 11 years before Louis VII of France was born and Anthony of Padua was born about 15 years after Louis VII of France died.

Where Louis VII of France’s contemporaries were born

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The 45 best-known contemporaries

45 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Louis VII of France. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 1151.

  1. Genghis Khan 1162 – 1227
  2. Omar Khayyam c. 1049 – 1131
  3. Saladin 1138 – 1193
  4. Averroes 1126 – 1198
  5. Zhu Xi 1130 – 1200
  6. Hildegard of Bingen c. 1098 – 1179
  7. Richard I of England 1157 – 1199
  8. Maimonides c. 1137 – 1204
  9. Peter Abelard 1079 – 1142
  10. Frederick Barbarossa 1122 – 1190
  11. Shota Rustaveli 1172 – 1216
  12. Pope Innocent III 1160s – 1216
  13. John, King of England 1166 – 1216
  14. Bernard of Clairvaux c. 1091 – 1153
  15. Nizami Ganjavi c. 1141 – c. 1209
  16. Muhammad al-Idrisi c. 1110 – c. 1167
  17. Ibn Arabi 1165 – 1240
  18. Pope Alexander III c. 1100 – 1181
  19. Pope Gregory IX 1170 – 1241
  20. Henry II of England 1133 – 1189
  21. Henry I of England c. 1068 – 1135
  22. Pope Gregory VIII 1100s – 1187
  23. Snorri Sturluson 1179 – 1241
  24. Philip II of France 1165 – 1223
  25. Pope Honorius III 1148 – 1227
  26. Pope Callixtus II c. 1065 – 1124
  27. Dominic de Guzmán c. 1172 – 1221
  28. Pope Celestine III 1106 – 1198
  29. Chrétien de Troyes c. 1130s – c. 1180s
  30. Pope Lucius III 1110 – 1185
  31. Manuel I Komnenos 1118 – 1180
  32. Anna Komnene 1083 – c. 1154
  33. Afonso I of Portugal c. 1109 – 1185
  34. Attar of Nishapur 1145 – 1221
  35. Geoffrey of Monmouth c. 1101 – c. 1155
  36. Stephen, King of England 1095 – 1154
  37. Thomas Becket c. 1119 – 1170
  38. Eleanor of Aquitaine 1124 – 1204
  39. Empress Matilda c. 1102 – 1167
  40. Louis VI of France 1081 – 1137
  41. Bhāskara II c. 1114 – c. 1185
  42. Saxo Grammaticus c. 1150 – c. 1213
  43. Abdul Qadir Gilani 1078 – 1166
  44. Tamar of Georgia 1166 – 1213
  45. Walther von der Vogelweide c. 1170 – c. 1230