Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Pope John XI and Otto the Great were alive at the same time for 23 or 24 years, from c. AD 910 to AD 936.

Otto the Great was under a year old when Pope John XI was born.

Otto the Great was 23 or 24 when Pope John XI died.

Pope John XI

Pope John XI

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 910 · died AD 936

Otto the Great

Otto the Great

Holy Roman Emperor

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

  1. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  2. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  3. Pope Benedict V, c. AD 900 – AD 965
  4. Pope John XI, c. AD 910 – AD 936
  5. Otto the Great, AD 912 – AD 973
  6. Pope Leo VIII, c. AD 915 – AD 965
  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 XI 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 XI and Otto the Great were born

Pope John XI 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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