Who Was Alive

Were Otto the Great and Pope John XII alive at the same time?

Yes. Otto the Great and Pope John XII were alive at the same time, from c. AD 937 to AD 964.

Otto the Great was 51 when Pope John XII died.

Otto the Great

Otto the Great

Holy Roman Emperor

Born 23 November AD 912 · died 7 May AD 973, aged 60

Pope John XII

Pope John XII

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 937 · died 14 May AD 964

  1. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  2. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  3. Pope Benedict V, c. AD 900 – AD 965
  4. Otto the Great, AD 912 – AD 973
  5. Pope John XII, c. AD 937 – AD 964
  6. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  7. Vladimir the Great, c. AD 956 – 1015
  8. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039

Otto the Great and Pope John XII 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 Otto the Great and Pope John XII were born

Otto the Great and Pope John XII are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
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