Who Was Alive

Were Pepin the Short and Charlemagne alive at the same time?

Yes. Pepin the Short and Charlemagne were alive at the same time, from AD 740–748 to AD 768.

Pepin the Short

Pepin the Short

King of Franks

Born AD 712–717 · died 24 September AD 768

Charlemagne

Charlemagne

Holy Roman Emperor

Born AD 740–748 · died 28 January AD 814

  1. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  2. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  3. Pepin the Short, c. AD 716 – AD 768
  4. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  5. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
  6. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
  7. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850

Pepin the Short and Charlemagne 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 Pepin the Short and Charlemagne were born

Pepin the Short and Charlemagne are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (6 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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