Who Was Alive

Were Pope Marinus I and Alfred the Great alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Marinus I and Alfred the Great were alive at the same time for 34 or 35 years, from AD 849 to AD 884.

Pope Marinus I was 18 or 19 when Alfred the Great was born.

Alfred the Great was 34 or 35 when Pope Marinus I died, aged 53 or 54.

Pope Marinus I

Pope Marinus I

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born AD 830 · died 15 May AD 884, aged 53 or 54

Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great

Monarch of England

Born AD 849 · died c. AD 899

  1. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
  2. Louis the Pious, AD 778 – AD 840
  3. Al-Kindi, c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
  4. Muhammad al-Bukhari, AD 810 – AD 870
  5. Charles the Bald, AD 823 – AD 877
  6. Pope Marinus I, AD 830 – AD 884
  7. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899
  8. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  9. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951

Pope Marinus I 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 Marinus I and Alfred the Great were born

Pope Marinus I and Alfred the Great are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 9 placed); tap one to open that person.
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