Who Was Alive

Were Otto the Great and Pope Leo VIII alive at the same time?

Yes. Otto the Great and Pope Leo VIII were alive at the same time, from c. AD 915 to AD 965.

Otto the Great was 52 when Pope Leo VIII died.

Otto the Great

Otto the Great

Holy Roman Emperor

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

Pope Leo VIII

Pope Leo VIII

Served as Pope

Born c. AD 915 · died 1–31 March AD 965

  1. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  2. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  3. Otto the Great, AD 912 – AD 973
  4. Pope Leo VIII, c. AD 915 – AD 965
  5. Pope John XII, c. AD 937 – AD 964
  6. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  7. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039

Otto the Great and Pope Leo VIII 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 Leo VIII were born

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