Who Was Alive

Were Pope Benedict III and Alfred the Great alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Benedict III and Alfred the Great were alive at the same time for 8 or 9 years, from AD 849 to AD 858.

Alfred the Great was 8 or 9 when Pope Benedict III died.

Pope Benedict III

Pope Benedict III

Politician who served as Pope

Born c. AD 810 · died 7–17 April AD 858

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. Al-Kindi, c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
  6. Pope Benedict III, c. AD 810 – AD 858
  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 Benedict III 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 Benedict III and Alfred the Great were born

Pope Benedict III 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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