Who Was Alive

Were Pope Clement II and William the Conqueror alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Clement II and William the Conqueror were alive at the same time, from 1027–1028 to 1047.

Pope Clement II

Pope Clement II

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born October 1005 · died 9 October 1047, aged 41 or 42

William the Conqueror

William the Conqueror

Monarch of England

Born 1027–1028 · died 9 September 1087

  1. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  2. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  3. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  4. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  5. Pope Clement II, 1005 – 1047
  6. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  7. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  8. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111

Pope Clement II and William the Conqueror 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 Clement II and William the Conqueror were born

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