Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Pope Nicholas I and Alfred the Great were alive at the same time for 17 or 18 years, from AD 849 to AD 867.

Alfred the Great was 17 or 18 when Pope Nicholas I died.

Pope Nicholas I

Pope Nicholas I

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 820 · died 13 November AD 867

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. Pope Nicholas I, c. AD 820 – AD 867
  6. Charles the Bald, AD 823 – AD 877
  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 Nicholas 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 Nicholas I and Alfred the Great were born

Pope Nicholas 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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