Who Was Alive

Were Pope Formosus and Alfred the Great alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Formosus and Alfred the Great were alive at the same time for 46 or 47 years, from AD 849 to AD 896.

Alfred the Great was 46 or 47 when Pope Formosus died.

Pope Formosus

Pope Formosus

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 816 · died 4 April AD 896

Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great

Monarch of England

Born AD 849 · died c. AD 899

  1. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
  2. Louis the Pious, AD 778 – AD 840
  3. Al-Kindi, c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
  4. Muhammad al-Bukhari, AD 810 – AD 870
  5. Pope Formosus, c. AD 816 – AD 896
  6. Charles the Bald, AD 823 – AD 877
  7. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899
  8. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  9. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951

Pope Formosus 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 Formosus and Alfred the Great were born

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