Who Was Alive

Were William the Conqueror and Godfrey of Bouillon alive at the same time?

Yes. William the Conqueror and Godfrey of Bouillon were alive at the same time for 26 or 27 years, from 1060 to 1087.

Godfrey of Bouillon was 26 or 27 when William the Conqueror died.

William the Conqueror

William the Conqueror

Monarch of England

Born 1027–1028 · died 9 September 1087

Godfrey of Bouillon

Godfrey of Bouillon

Writer

Born 1060 · died 18 July 1100, aged 39 or 40

  1. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  2. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  3. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  4. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  5. Pope Urban II, c. 1035 – 1099
  6. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  7. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  8. Godfrey of Bouillon, 1060 – 1100
  9. Peter Abelard, 1079 – 1142

William the Conqueror and Godfrey of Bouillon 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 William the Conqueror and Godfrey of Bouillon were born

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