Robert I of France

King of West Francia

Born 15 August AD 860 · died 15 June AD 923, aged 62
Also known as Robert Count of Paris, Robert I. König von Frankreich

Who was alive at the same time as Robert I of France?

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When Robert I of France was born, Alfred the Great was 10 or 11, Charles the Bald was 37, Muhammad al-Bukhari was 50, Pope Adrian II was 67 or 68 and Pope Marinus I was 29 or 30.

When Robert I of France died, Abu Bakr al-Razi was 56 or 57, Otto the Great was 10, Rudaki was 63 or 64, Constantine VII was 18 and Charles the Simple was 43.

Born during Robert I of France’s lifetime: Al-Farabi, Abu Bakr al-Razi, Otto the Great, Pope Benedict V, Pope Leo VIII, Æthelstan, Pope John XI and Al-Masudi.

Not quite contemporaries: Al-Khwarizmi died about 7 years before Robert I of France was born, Pope John XII was born about 12 years after Robert I of France died, Ahmad ibn Hanbal died about 5 years before Robert I of France was born and Pope Leo IV died about 5 years before Robert I of France was born.

Where Robert I of France’s contemporaries were born

Robert I of France is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (35 of 38 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Robert I of France: Angers
Pope Adrian II: Rome
Al-Kindi: Basra
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
Pope Theodore II: Rome
Alfred the Great: Wantage
Pope Sergius III: Rome
Pope John X: Tossignano
Rudaki: Panjrūd
Abu Bakr al-Razi: Ray
Al-Farabi: Otrar
Æthelstan: Kingdom of Wessex
Al-Masudi: Baghdad
Pope Benedict V: Rome
Pope John XI: Rome
Otto the Great: Wallhausen
Pope Leo VIII: Rome
Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj: Nishapur
Constantine VII: Constantinople
Al-Tabari: Amol
Henry the Fowler: Saxony-Anhalt
Charles the Simple: Péronne
Al-Hallaj: Wasit
Olga of Kiev: Pskov
John Scotus Eriugena: Ireland
Leo VI the Wise: Constantinople
Edmund I: Kingdom of Wessex
Al-Jahiz: Basra

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The 37 best-known contemporaries

37 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Robert I of France. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 892.

Alfred the Great AD 849 – c. AD 899
Al-Farabi c. AD 870 – AD 951
Abu Bakr al-Razi AD 866 – AD 925
Otto the Great AD 912 – AD 973
Al-Kindi c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
Charles the Bald AD 823 – AD 877
Muhammad al-Bukhari AD 810 – AD 870
Pope John VIII c. AD 820 – AD 882
Pope Benedict V c. AD 900 – AD 965
Pope Adrian II AD 792 – AD 872
Pope Formosus c. AD 816 – AD 896
Pope Sergius III c. AD 860 – AD 911
Pope Leo VIII c. AD 915 – AD 965
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
Æthelstan c. AD 895 – AD 939
Pope John XI c. AD 910 – AD 936
Pope Theodore II AD 840 – AD 897
Charles the Fat c. AD 836 – AD 888
Rudaki AD 859 – AD 941
Al-Masudi c. AD 896 – AD 957
Rurik AD 830 – AD 879
Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj AD 821 – AD 875
Constantine VII AD 905 – AD 959
Al-Tabari c. AD 839 – AD 922
Henry the Fowler c. AD 876 – AD 936
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
Edmund I c. AD 920 – AD 946
Al-Jahiz AD 775 – c. AD 869