Who Was Alive

Were Pope John X and Otto the Great alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope John X and Otto the Great were alive at the same time, from AD 912 to c. AD 929.

Pope John X

Pope John X

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 860 · died c. AD 929

Otto the Great

Otto the Great

Holy Roman Emperor

Born 23 November AD 912 · died 7 May AD 973, aged 60

  1. Al-Kindi, c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
  2. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899
  3. Pope John X, c. AD 860 – c. AD 929
  4. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  5. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  6. Otto the Great, AD 912 – AD 973
  7. Pope John XII, c. AD 937 – AD 964
  8. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  9. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039

Pope John X and Otto 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 John X and Otto the Great were born

Pope John X and Otto the Great are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (9 of 9 placed); tap one to open that person.
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