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Philip I of France
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Philip I of France

King of Franks

Born 23 May 1052 · died 29 July 1108, aged 56

Who was alive at the same time as Philip I of France?

  1. Pope Nicholas II, 990s – 1061
  2. Pope Leo IX, 1002 – 1054
  3. Pope Alexander II, 1010s – 1073
  4. Harold Godwinson, c. 1023 – 1066
  5. Pope Victor III, c. 1028 – 1087
  6. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  7. Anselm of Canterbury, c. 1033 – 1109
  8. Pope Urban II, c. 1035 – 1099
  9. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  10. Alexios I Komnenos, 1048 – 1118
  11. Pope Paschal II, 1050s – 1118
  12. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1050 – 1106
  13. Philip I of France, 1052 – 1108
  14. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  15. Godfrey of Bouillon, 1060 – 1100
  16. Pope Gelasius II, c. 1065 – 1119
  17. Pope Callixtus II, c. 1065 – 1124
  18. Henry I of England, c. 1068 – 1135
  19. Peter Abelard, 1079 – 1142
  20. Anna Komnene, 1083 – c. 1154
  21. Bernard of Clairvaux, c. 1091 – 1153
  22. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  23. Pope Alexander III, c. 1100 – 1181
  24. Pope Celestine III, 1106 – 1198

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When Philip I of France was born, Pope Leo IX was 49, Alexios I Komnenos was 3 or 4, Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor was 1, Yaroslav the Wise was 73 or 74 and Alp Arslan was 23.

When Philip I of France died, Peter Abelard was 28 or 29, Pope Celestine III was 1 or 2, Alexios I Komnenos was 59 or 60, Anna Komnene was 24 and Stephen, King of England was 12 or 13.

Born during Philip I of France’s lifetime: Al-Ghazali, Hildegard of Bingen, Peter Abelard, Bernard of Clairvaux, Pope Alexander III, Henry I of England, Pope Callixtus II and Pope Celestine III.

Not quite contemporaries: Avicenna died about 15 years before Philip I of France was born, Al-Biruni died about 4 years before Philip I of France was born, Ibn al-Haytham died about 12 years before Philip I of France was born and Frederick Barbarossa was born about 14 years after Philip I of France died.

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The 35 best-known contemporaries

35 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Philip I of France. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 1080.

  1. Omar Khayyam c. 1049 – 1131
  2. Al-Ghazali c. 1057 – 1111
  3. Hildegard of Bingen c. 1098 – 1179
  4. William the Conqueror c. 1028 – 1087
  5. Peter Abelard 1079 – 1142
  6. Pope Urban II c. 1035 – 1099
  7. Anselm of Canterbury c. 1033 – 1109
  8. Bernard of Clairvaux c. 1091 – 1153
  9. Pope Alexander III c. 1100 – 1181
  10. Henry I of England c. 1068 – 1135
  11. Pope Leo IX 1002 – 1054
  12. Pope Alexander II 1010s – 1073
  13. Pope Callixtus II c. 1065 – 1124
  14. Harold Godwinson c. 1023 – 1066
  15. Pope Celestine III 1106 – 1198
  16. Pope Paschal II 1050s – 1118
  17. Pope Nicholas II 990s – 1061
  18. Godfrey of Bouillon 1060 – 1100
  19. Alexios I Komnenos 1048 – 1118
  20. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor 1050 – 1106
  21. Pope Victor III c. 1028 – 1087
  22. Pope Gelasius II c. 1065 – 1119
  23. Anna Komnene 1083 – c. 1154
  24. Pope Sylvester III c. 1000 – c. 1065
  25. Stephen, King of England 1095 – 1154
  26. Yaroslav the Wise AD 978 – 1054
  27. Alp Arslan 1029 – 1072
  28. Empress Matilda c. 1102 – 1167
  29. Henry I of France 1008 – 1060
  30. Louis VI of France 1081 – 1137
  31. Al-Ma'arri AD 973 – 1057
  32. Shen Kuo 1031 – 1095
  33. Abdul Qadir Gilani 1078 – 1166
  34. Anne of Kiev c. 1025 – 1070s
  35. Harald Hardrada c. 1015 – 1066