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Pope Paschal II
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Pope Paschal II

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1050s · died 21 January 1118
Also known as Paschal II, Ranierius Raineri of Bleda, Ranierius

Who was alive at the same time as Pope Paschal II?

  1. Pope Nicholas II, 990s – 1061
  2. Pope Alexander II, 1010s – 1073
  3. Harold Godwinson, c. 1023 – 1066
  4. Pope Victor III, c. 1028 – 1087
  5. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  6. Anselm of Canterbury, c. 1033 – 1109
  7. Pope Urban II, c. 1035 – 1099
  8. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  9. Alexios I Komnenos, 1048 – 1118
  10. Pope Paschal II, 1050s – 1118
  11. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1050 – 1106
  12. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  13. Godfrey of Bouillon, 1060 – 1100
  14. Pope Gelasius II, c. 1065 – 1119
  15. Pope Callixtus II, c. 1065 – 1124
  16. Henry I of England, c. 1068 – 1135
  17. Peter Abelard, 1079 – 1142
  18. Bernard of Clairvaux, c. 1091 – 1153
  19. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  20. Pope Alexander III, c. 1100 – 1181
  21. Pope Gregory VIII, 1100s – 1187
  22. Pope Celestine III, 1106 – 1198
  23. Muhammad al-Idrisi, c. 1110 – c. 1167
  24. Pope Lucius III, 1110 – 1185

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When Pope Paschal II died, Peter Abelard was 38 or 39, Pope Celestine III was 11 or 12, Pope Lucius III was 7 or 8, Alexios I Komnenos was 69 or 70 and Anna Komnene was 34.

Born during Pope Paschal II’s lifetime: Hildegard of Bingen, Peter Abelard, Bernard of Clairvaux, Muhammad al-Idrisi, Pope Alexander III, Henry I of England, Pope Gregory VIII and Pope Callixtus II.

Not quite contemporaries: Avicenna died about 13 years before Pope Paschal II was born, Averroes was born about 8 years after Pope Paschal II died, Zhu Xi was born about 12 years after Pope Paschal II died and Al-Biruni died about 2 years before Pope Paschal II was born.

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Where Pope Paschal II’s contemporaries were born

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The 38 best-known contemporaries

38 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Pope Paschal II. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 1089.

  1. Omar Khayyam c. 1049 – 1131
  2. Al-Ghazali c. 1057 – 1111
  3. Hildegard of Bingen c. 1098 – 1179
  4. William the Conqueror c. 1028 – 1087
  5. Peter Abelard 1079 – 1142
  6. Pope Urban II c. 1035 – 1099
  7. Anselm of Canterbury c. 1033 – 1109
  8. Bernard of Clairvaux c. 1091 – 1153
  9. Muhammad al-Idrisi c. 1110 – c. 1167
  10. Pope Alexander III c. 1100 – 1181
  11. Henry I of England c. 1068 – 1135
  12. Pope Gregory VIII 1100s – 1187
  13. Pope Alexander II 1010s – 1073
  14. Pope Callixtus II c. 1065 – 1124
  15. Harold Godwinson c. 1023 – 1066
  16. Pope Celestine III 1106 – 1198
  17. Pope Lucius III 1110 – 1185
  18. Pope Nicholas II 990s – 1061
  19. Godfrey of Bouillon 1060 – 1100
  20. Alexios I Komnenos 1048 – 1118
  21. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor 1050 – 1106
  22. Pope Victor III c. 1028 – 1087
  23. Pope Gelasius II c. 1065 – 1119
  24. Anna Komnene 1083 – c. 1154
  25. Afonso I of Portugal c. 1109 – 1185
  26. Pope Sylvester III c. 1000 – c. 1065
  27. Geoffrey of Monmouth c. 1101 – c. 1155
  28. Stephen, King of England 1095 – 1154
  29. Alp Arslan 1029 – 1072
  30. Empress Matilda c. 1102 – 1167
  31. Henry I of France 1008 – 1060
  32. Louis VI of France 1081 – 1137
  33. Bhāskara II c. 1114 – c. 1185
  34. Philip I of France 1052 – 1108
  35. Shen Kuo 1031 – 1095
  36. Abdul Qadir Gilani 1078 – 1166
  37. Anne of Kiev c. 1025 – 1070s
  38. Harald Hardrada c. 1015 – 1066