Who Was Alive

Were Stephen, King of England and Averroes alive at the same time?

Yes. Stephen, King of England and Averroes were alive at the same time for 28 years, from 1126 to 1154.

Stephen, King of England was 30 or 31 when Averroes was born.

Averroes was 28 when Stephen, King of England died, aged 58 or 59.

Stephen, King of England

Stephen, King of England

Monarch of England

Born 1095 · died 25 October 1154, aged 58 or 59

Averroes

Averroes

Writer and philosopher

Born 14 April 1126 · died 10 December 1198, aged 72

  1. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  2. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  3. Stephen, King of England, 1095 – 1154
  4. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  5. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  6. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  7. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  8. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226

Stephen, King of England and Averroes 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 Stephen, King of England and Averroes were born

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