Who Was Alive

Were Pope Theodore II and Alfred the Great alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Theodore II and Alfred the Great were alive at the same time for 47 or 48 years, from AD 849 to AD 897.

Pope Theodore II was 8 or 9 when Alfred the Great was born.

Pope Theodore II

Pope Theodore II

Politician who served as Pope

Born AD 840 · died 20 December AD 897, aged 56 or 57

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. Al-Kindi, c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
  3. Muhammad al-Bukhari, AD 810 – AD 870
  4. Charles the Bald, AD 823 – AD 877
  5. Pope Theodore II, AD 840 – AD 897
  6. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899
  7. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  8. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951

Pope Theodore II 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 Theodore II and Alfred the Great were born

Pope Theodore II and Alfred the Great are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
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