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Pope Alexander II
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Pope Alexander II

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1010s · died 21 April 1073
Also known as Alexander II

Who was alive at the same time as Pope Alexander II?

  1. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  2. Sei Shōnagon, c. AD 966 – c. 1025
  3. Stephen I of Hungary, c. AD 975 – 1038
  4. Pope John XIX, c. AD 975 – 1032
  5. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  6. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  7. Pope Benedict VIII, c. AD 980 – 1024
  8. Pope Nicholas II, 990s – 1061
  9. Cnut, AD 994 – 1035
  10. Pope Gregory VI, c. 1000 – 1048
  11. Pope Damasus II, c. 1000 – 1048
  12. Pope Leo IX, 1002 – 1054
  13. Pope Clement II, 1005 – 1047
  14. Pope Alexander II, 1010s – 1073
  15. Harold Godwinson, c. 1023 – 1066
  16. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  17. Anselm of Canterbury, c. 1033 – 1109
  18. Pope Urban II, c. 1035 – 1099
  19. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  20. Pope Paschal II, 1050s – 1118
  21. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  22. Godfrey of Bouillon, 1060 – 1100
  23. Pope Callixtus II, c. 1065 – 1124
  24. Henry I of England, c. 1068 – 1135

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When Pope Alexander II died, Godfrey of Bouillon was 12 or 13, Alexios I Komnenos was 24 or 25, Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor was 22, Philip I of France was 20 and Shen Kuo was 41 or 42.

Born during Pope Alexander II’s lifetime: Omar Khayyam, Al-Ghazali, William the Conqueror, Pope Urban II, Anselm of Canterbury, Henry I of England, Pope Callixtus II and Harold Godwinson.

Not quite contemporaries: Peter Abelard was born about 6 years after Pope Alexander II died, Hugh Capet died about 14 years before Pope Alexander II was born, Pope Gregory V died about 11 years before Pope Alexander II was born and Anna Komnene was born about 10 years after Pope Alexander II died.

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The 42 best-known contemporaries

42 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Pope Alexander II. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 1047.

  1. Avicenna c. AD 981 – 1037
  2. Omar Khayyam c. 1049 – 1131
  3. Al-Ghazali c. 1057 – 1111
  4. William the Conqueror c. 1028 – 1087
  5. Al-Biruni AD 973 – 1048
  6. Ibn al-Haytham c. AD 965 – 1039
  7. Pope Urban II c. 1035 – 1099
  8. Anselm of Canterbury c. 1033 – 1109
  9. Henry I of England c. 1068 – 1135
  10. Cnut AD 994 – 1035
  11. Pope Leo IX 1002 – 1054
  12. Pope Callixtus II c. 1065 – 1124
  13. Harold Godwinson c. 1023 – 1066
  14. Pope Benedict VIII c. AD 980 – 1024
  15. Pope Gregory VI c. 1000 – 1048
  16. Pope Clement II 1005 – 1047
  17. Pope Paschal II 1050s – 1118
  18. Stephen I of Hungary c. AD 975 – 1038
  19. Pope Nicholas II 990s – 1061
  20. Pope John XIX c. AD 975 – 1032
  21. Pope Damasus II c. 1000 – 1048
  22. Godfrey of Bouillon 1060 – 1100
  23. Sei Shōnagon c. AD 966 – c. 1025
  24. Alexios I Komnenos 1048 – 1118
  25. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor 1050 – 1106
  26. Basil II AD 958 – 1025
  27. Pope Victor III c. 1028 – 1087
  28. Pope Gelasius II c. 1065 – 1119
  29. Bolesław I the Brave AD 967 – 1025
  30. Pope Sylvester III c. 1000 – c. 1065
  31. Yaroslav the Wise AD 978 – 1054
  32. Alp Arslan 1029 – 1072
  33. Mahmud of Ghazni AD 971 – 1030
  34. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor AD 973 – 1024
  35. Henry I of France 1008 – 1060
  36. Philip I of France 1052 – 1108
  37. Robert II of France AD 972 – 1031
  38. Al-Ma'arri AD 973 – 1057
  39. Guido of Arezzo c. AD 992 – 1050
  40. Shen Kuo 1031 – 1095
  41. Anne of Kiev c. 1025 – 1070s
  42. Harald Hardrada c. 1015 – 1066