Who Was Alive

Were Pope Adrian II and Alfred the Great alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Adrian II and Alfred the Great were alive at the same time for 22 or 23 years, from AD 849 to AD 872.

Pope Adrian II was 56 or 57 when Alfred the Great was born.

Alfred the Great was 22 or 23 when Pope Adrian II died, aged 79 or 80.

Pope Adrian II

Pope Adrian II

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born AD 792 · died 14 December AD 872, aged 79 or 80

Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great

Monarch of England

Born AD 849 · died c. AD 899

  1. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  2. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
  3. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
  4. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
  5. Pope Adrian II, AD 792 – AD 872
  6. Al-Kindi, c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
  7. Charles the Bald, AD 823 – AD 877
  8. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899
  9. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  10. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951

Pope Adrian II and Alfred the Great 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 Pope Adrian II and Alfred the Great were born

Pope Adrian II and Alfred the Great are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (9 of 10 placed); tap one to open that person.
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