Who Was Alive

Were Pope Leo IV and Alfred the Great alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Leo IV and Alfred the Great were alive at the same time for 5 or 6 years, from AD 849 to AD 855.

Alfred the Great was 5 or 6 when Pope Leo IV died.

Pope Leo IV

Pope Leo IV

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 790 · died 17 July AD 855

Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great

Monarch of England

Born AD 849 · died c. AD 899

  1. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  2. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
  3. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
  4. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
  5. Pope Leo IV, c. AD 790 – AD 855
  6. Al-Kindi, c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
  7. Charles the Bald, AD 823 – AD 877
  8. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899
  9. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  10. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951

Pope Leo IV 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 Leo IV and Alfred the Great were born

Pope Leo IV and Alfred the Great are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (9 of 10 placed); tap one to open that person.
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