Who Was Alive

Were Pope Alexander III and Saladin alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Alexander III and Saladin were alive at the same time for 42 or 43 years, from 1138 to 1181.

Saladin was 42 or 43 when Pope Alexander III died.

Pope Alexander III

Pope Alexander III

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. 1100 · died 30 August 1181

Saladin

Saladin

Sultan of Egypt

Born 1138 · died 4 March 1193, aged 54 or 55

  1. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  2. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  3. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  4. Pope Alexander III, c. 1100 – 1181
  5. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  6. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  7. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  8. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  9. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226

Pope Alexander III and Saladin 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 Alexander III and Saladin were born

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