Pope Theodore II

Politician who served as Pope

Born AD 840 · died 20 December AD 897, aged 56 or 57
Also known as Theodore II

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

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When Pope Theodore II was born, Charles the Bald was 16 or 17, Muhammad al-Bukhari was 29 or 30, Ahmad ibn Hanbal was 59 or 60, Pope Adrian II was 47 or 48 and Pope Marinus I was 9 or 10.

When Pope Theodore II died, Abu Bakr al-Razi was 30 or 31, Rudaki was 37 or 38, Charles the Simple was 18, Leo VI the Wise was 31 and Robert I of France was 37.

Born during Pope Theodore II’s lifetime: Alfred the Great, Al-Farabi, Abu Bakr al-Razi, Pope Sergius III, Pope John X, Rudaki, Henry the Fowler and Charles the Simple.

Not quite contemporaries: Otto the Great was born about 15 years after Pope Theodore II died, Pope Benedict V was born about a year after Pope Theodore II died, Pope Eugene II died about 13 years before Pope Theodore II was born and Pope Valentine died about 13 years before Pope Theodore II was born.

Where Pope Theodore II’s contemporaries were born

Pope Theodore II is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (39 of 43 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Pope Theodore II: Rome
Ahmad ibn Hanbal: Baghdad
Pope Leo IV: Rome
Pope Sergius II: Rome
Pope Adrian II: Rome
Pope Gregory IV: Rome
Al-Kindi: Basra
Pope Benedict III: Rome
Muhammad al-Bukhari: Bukhara
Pope Formosus: Rome
Pope John VIII: Rome
Pope Nicholas I: Rome
Charles the Bald: Frankfurt
Pope Marinus I: Gallese
Charles the Fat: Neudingen
Pope John IX: Tivoli
Alfred the Great: Wantage
Pope Sergius III: Rome
Pope John X: Tossignano
Rudaki: Panjrūd
Abu Bakr al-Razi: Ray
Al-Farabi: Otrar
Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj: Nishapur
Al-Tabari: Amol
Henry the Fowler: Saxony-Anhalt
Lothair I: Altdorf
Charles the Simple: Péronne
Al-Hallaj: Wasit
Olga of Kiev: Pskov
John Scotus Eriugena: Ireland
Leo VI the Wise: Constantinople
Robert I of France: Angers
Bai Juyi: Xinzheng
Al-Jahiz: Basra
Michael I Rangabe: Constantinople
Abd ar-Rahman II: Toledo
Al-Mu'tasim: Khuld Palace
Rabanus Maurus: Mainz
Alfonso II of Asturias: Oviedo

Compare Pope Theodore II

The 42 best-known contemporaries

42 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Pope Theodore II. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 869.

Al-Khwarizmi c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
Alfred the Great AD 849 – c. AD 899
Al-Farabi c. AD 870 – AD 951
Abu Bakr al-Razi AD 866 – AD 925
Al-Kindi c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
Charles the Bald AD 823 – AD 877
Muhammad al-Bukhari AD 810 – AD 870
Pope Gregory IV c. AD 795 – AD 844
Pope John VIII c. AD 820 – AD 882
Ahmad ibn Hanbal AD 780 – AD 855
Pope Adrian II AD 792 – AD 872
Pope Leo IV c. AD 790 – AD 855
Pope Formosus c. AD 816 – AD 896
Pope Sergius III c. AD 860 – AD 911
Pope Benedict III c. AD 810 – AD 858
Pope Marinus I AD 830 – AD 884
Pope John X c. AD 860 – c. AD 929
Pope Nicholas I c. AD 820 – AD 867
Pope John IX c. AD 840 – AD 900
Pope Sergius II c. AD 790 – AD 847
Charles the Fat c. AD 836 – AD 888
Rudaki AD 859 – AD 941
Rurik AD 830 – AD 879
Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj AD 821 – AD 875
Al-Tabari c. AD 839 – AD 922
Henry the Fowler c. AD 876 – AD 936
Lothair I AD 795 – AD 855
Charles the Simple AD 879 – AD 929
Al-Hallaj c. AD 858 – AD 922
Olga of Kiev c. AD 890 – AD 969
John Scotus Eriugena 800s – AD 877
Louis the German c. AD 806 – AD 876
Arnulf of Carinthia c. AD 850 – AD 899
Leo VI the Wise AD 866 – AD 912
Robert I of France AD 860 – AD 923
Bai Juyi AD 772 – AD 846
Al-Jahiz AD 775 – c. AD 869
Michael I Rangabe c. AD 770 – AD 844
Abd ar-Rahman II AD 792 – AD 852
Al-Mu'tasim AD 796 – AD 842
Rabanus Maurus c. AD 783 – AD 856
Alfonso II of Asturias AD 759 – AD 842