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Pope Honorius III
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Pope Honorius III

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1148 · died 18 March 1227, aged 78 or 79
Also known as Honorius III, pape Honorius III

Who was alive at the same time as Pope Honorius III?

  1. Bernard of Clairvaux, c. 1091 – 1153
  2. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  3. Muhammad al-Idrisi, c. 1110 – c. 1167
  4. Frederick Barbarossa, 1122 – 1190
  5. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  6. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  7. Maimonides, c. 1137 – 1204
  8. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  9. Nizami Ganjavi, c. 1141 – c. 1209
  10. Pope Honorius III, 1148 – 1227
  11. Richard I of England, 1157 – 1199
  12. Pope Innocent III, 1160s – 1216
  13. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  14. John, King of England, 1166 – 1216
  15. Shota Rustaveli, 1172 – 1216
  16. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  17. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1194 – 1250
  18. Albertus Magnus, c. 1200 – 1280
  19. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  20. Saadi Shirazi, c. 1210 – 1292
  21. Louis IX of France, c. 1215 – 1270
  22. Kublai Khan, 1215 – 1294
  23. Roger Bacon, c. 1220 – 1292
  24. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274

Drag across the timeline, or use the arrow keys, to see who was alive in any year and the age each person reached that year. Dashed lines mark world events. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

When Pope Honorius III was born, Saladin was 9 or 10, Averroes was 21 or 22, Zhu Xi was 17 or 18, Frederick Barbarossa was 25 or 26 and Henry II of England was 14 or 15.

When Pope Honorius III died, Genghis Khan was 64, Thomas Aquinas was 1 or 2, Rumi was 19, Kublai Khan was 11 and Louis IX of France was 11 or 12.

Born during Pope Honorius III’s lifetime: Genghis Khan, Thomas Aquinas, Rumi, Francis of Assisi, Saadi Shirazi, Richard I of England, Kublai Khan and Shota Rustaveli.

Not quite contemporaries: Peter Abelard died about 6 years before Pope Honorius III was born, Edward I was born about 12 years after Pope Honorius III died, Pope Boniface VIII was born about 8 years after Pope Honorius III died and Henry I of England died about 13 years before Pope Honorius III was born.

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The 77 best-known contemporaries

77 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Pope Honorius III. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 1188.

  1. Genghis Khan 1162 – 1227
  2. Thomas Aquinas 1225 – 1274
  3. Rumi 1207 – 1273
  4. Saladin 1138 – 1193
  5. Francis of Assisi c. 1182 – 1226
  6. Averroes 1126 – 1198
  7. Zhu Xi 1130 – 1200
  8. Saadi Shirazi c. 1210 – 1292
  9. Hildegard of Bingen c. 1098 – 1179
  10. Richard I of England 1157 – 1199
  11. Maimonides c. 1137 – 1204
  12. Kublai Khan 1215 – 1294
  13. Frederick Barbarossa 1122 – 1190
  14. Shota Rustaveli 1172 – 1216
  15. Pope Innocent III 1160s – 1216
  16. Albertus Magnus c. 1200 – 1280
  17. Louis IX of France c. 1215 – 1270
  18. Roger Bacon c. 1220 – 1292
  19. John, King of England 1166 – 1216
  20. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor 1194 – 1250
  21. Bernard of Clairvaux c. 1091 – 1153
  22. Nizami Ganjavi c. 1141 – c. 1209
  23. Muhammad al-Idrisi c. 1110 – c. 1167
  24. Ibn Arabi 1165 – 1240
  25. Nasreddin 1208 – 1284
  26. Pope Alexander III c. 1100 – 1181
  27. Pope Gregory IX 1170 – 1241
  28. Henry II of England 1133 – 1189
  29. Anthony of Padua 1195 – 1231
  30. Ögedei Khan 1186 – 1241
  31. Pope Celestine V 1215 – 1296
  32. Alexander Nevsky 1220 – 1263
  33. Pope Gregory VIII 1100s – 1187
  34. Snorri Sturluson 1179 – 1241
  35. Batu Khan c. 1205 – c. 1255
  36. Philip II of France 1165 – 1223
  37. Hulegu Khan 1217 – 1265
  38. Bonaventure 1221 – 1274
  39. Alfonso X of Castile 1221 – 1284
  40. Dominic de Guzmán c. 1172 – 1221
  41. Pope Celestine III 1106 – 1198
  42. Louis VII of France 1120 – 1180
  43. Pope Urban IV c. 1185 – 1264
  44. Henry III of England 1207 – 1272
  45. Pope Gregory X 1210 – 1276
  46. Chrétien de Troyes c. 1130s – c. 1180s
  47. Pope Lucius III 1110 – 1185
  48. Nasir al-Din al-Tusi 1201 – 1274
  49. Pope Clement IV 1190 – 1268
  50. Pope Nicholas III 1210s – 1280
  51. Pope Innocent V 1225 – 1276
  52. Manuel I Komnenos 1118 – 1180
  53. Louis VIII of France 1187 – 1226
  54. Pope John XXI c. 1213 – 1277
  55. Clare of Assisi 1194 – 1253
  56. Pope Adrian V 1205 – 1276
  57. Pope Martin IV 1220 – 1285
  58. Anna Komnene 1083 – c. 1154
  59. Afonso I of Portugal c. 1109 – 1185
  60. Attar of Nishapur 1145 – 1221
  61. Geoffrey of Monmouth c. 1101 – c. 1155
  62. Stephen, King of England 1095 – 1154
  63. Thomas Becket c. 1119 – 1170
  64. Eleanor of Aquitaine 1124 – 1204
  65. Pope Honorius IV c. 1210 – 1287
  66. Empress Matilda c. 1102 – 1167
  67. Bhāskara II c. 1114 – c. 1185
  68. Saxo Grammaticus c. 1150 – c. 1213
  69. Jochi 1182 – 1227
  70. Chagatai Khan 1183 – 1242
  71. Abdul Qadir Gilani 1078 – 1166
  72. Tamar of Georgia 1166 – 1213
  73. Walther von der Vogelweide c. 1170 – c. 1230
  74. Elizabeth of Hungary 1207 – 1231
  75. Rudolf I of Germany 1218 – 1291
  76. Charles I of Anjou 1226 – 1285
  77. Razia Sultan c. 1206 – 1240