Who Was Alive

Were Æthelstan and Pope Benedict V alive at the same time?

Yes. Æthelstan and Pope Benedict V were alive at the same time, from c. AD 900 to AD 939.

Æthelstan

Æthelstan

Monarch of England

Born c. AD 895 · died 26–27 October AD 939

Pope Benedict V

Pope Benedict V

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 900 · died 4 July AD 965

  1. Pope Sergius III, c. AD 860 – AD 911
  2. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  3. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  4. Æthelstan, c. AD 895 – AD 939
  5. Pope Benedict V, c. AD 900 – AD 965
  6. Otto the Great, AD 912 – AD 973
  7. Pope John XII, c. AD 937 – AD 964
  8. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020

Æthelstan and Pope Benedict V 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 Æthelstan and Pope Benedict V were born

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