Who Was Alive

Were Pope Lucius III and Saladin alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Lucius III and Saladin were alive at the same time for 46 or 47 years, from 1138 to 1185.

Pope Lucius III was 27 or 28 when Saladin was born.

Saladin was 46 or 47 when Pope Lucius III died, aged 74 or 75.

Pope Lucius III

Pope Lucius III

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1110 · died 25 November 1185, aged 74 or 75

Saladin

Saladin

Sultan of Egypt

Born 1138 · died 4 March 1193, aged 54 or 55

  1. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  2. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  3. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  4. Pope Lucius III, 1110 – 1185
  5. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  6. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  7. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  8. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  9. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226

Pope Lucius III and Saladin 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 Lucius III and Saladin were born

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