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Louis VIII "the Lion", King of France

Louis VIII "the Lion", King of France

Male 1187 - 1226  (39 years)

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  1. 1.  Louis VIII "the Lion", King of FranceLouis VIII "the Lion", King of France was born on 5 Sep 1187 in Paris, Île-de-France, France (son of Philip II "Augustus", King of France and Isabella of Hainaut); died on 8 Nov 1226 in Château de Montpensier, Montpensier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Crowned: 1223; He was crowned the King of France in 1223.
    • Reign: From 1223 to 1226; King of France (House of Capet)

    Notes:

    Name:

    House of Capet

    Louis married Blanche of Castile, Princess of Castile, Queen of France on 23 May 1200 in Bapaume, Hauts-de-France, France. Blanche (daughter of Alfonso IX "the Noble", King of Castile and Eleanor of England, Princess of England and Queen of Castile) was born on 4 Mar 1188 in Palencia, Castile and León, Spain; died on 27 Nov 1252 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Maubuisson Abbey, Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Saint Louis IX, King of France was born on 25 Apr 1215 in Poissy, Île-de-France, France; died on 25 Aug 1270 in near Tunis; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France.
    2. Charles I, King of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem was born in 1220; died on 7 Jan 1285 in Foggia, Apulia, Italy; was buried in Naples, Campania, Italy.
    3. Robert I, Count of Artois was born in Sep 1216; died on 9 Feb 1250 in Mansoura, Egypt.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Philip II "Augustus", King of FrancePhilip II "Augustus", King of France was born on 21 Aug 1165 in Gonesse, Île-de-France, France (son of Louis VII "the Young", King of France and Adelaide of Blois); died on 14 Jul 1223 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Crowned: 1180; He was crowned the King of France in 1180.
    • Reign: From 1180 to 1223; King of France (House of Capet)
    • Military: 1190; In 1190, he took up the cross and went on the Third Crusade.

    Notes:

    Birth: von Redlich (1941) and Langston (1974) give his birth date as 21 August 1165.

    Name:
       

    Philip married Isabella of Hainaut on 28 Apr 1180 in Bapaume, Hauts-de-France, France. Isabella (daughter of Baldwin V "le Courageux", Count of Hainaut and Namur and Marguerite of Lorraine) was born in Apr 1170 in Valenciennes, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France; died on 15 Mar 1190 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Nôtre-Dame de Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Isabella of Hainaut was born in Apr 1170 in Valenciennes, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France (daughter of Baldwin V "le Courageux", Count of Hainaut and Namur and Marguerite of Lorraine); died on 15 Mar 1190 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Nôtre-Dame de Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France.
    Children:
    1. 1. Louis VIII "the Lion", King of France was born on 5 Sep 1187 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; died on 8 Nov 1226 in Château de Montpensier, Montpensier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Louis VII "the Young", King of FranceLouis VII "the Young", King of France was born in 1120 (son of Louis VI "le Gros", King of France and Adelaide of Maurienne); died on 18 Sep 1180 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reign: From 1137 to 1180; King of France (House of Capet)
    • Crowned: 25 Dec 1137; He was crowned the King of France on 25 December 1137.

    Notes:

    Name:

    House of Capet

    Buried:
    Louis VII was buried in Barbeau Abbey, Fontaine-le-Port, France. His bones were transferred to St. Denis' Abbey in 1817.

    Louis married Adelaide of Blois on 13 Nov 1160. Adelaide (daughter of Theobald IV "the Great", Count of Blois and Champagne and Mathilda von Sponheim) was born about 1140; died on 24 Jun 1206 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Abbey of Fontenay, Marmagne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Adelaide of Blois was born about 1140 (daughter of Theobald IV "the Great", Count of Blois and Champagne and Mathilda von Sponheim); died on 24 Jun 1206 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Abbey of Fontenay, Marmagne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: She was also called Alex of Champagne.
    • Title(s): 1180; In 1180, she became Regent of France.

    Children:
    1. 2. Philip II "Augustus", King of France was born on 21 Aug 1165 in Gonesse, Île-de-France, France; died on 14 Jul 1223 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France.

  3. 6.  Baldwin V "le Courageux", Count of Hainaut and Namur was born in 1150 (son of Baldwin IV "le Bâtisseur", Count of Hainaut and Alice de Namur); died on 17 Dec 1195 in Mons, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; was buried in St. Waldthud Abbey, Mons, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

    Notes:

    Death: Weis (1982) gives his death date as 8 November 1194.

    Name:
    He was also known as Baldwin VIII Count of Flanders.

    Baldwin married Marguerite of Lorraine in Apr 1169. Marguerite (daughter of Dietrich von Lothringen II, Count of Alsace and Flanders and Sybil of Anjou) was born about 1148 in Alsace-Lorraine, France; died on 15 Nov 1194; was buried in Bruges, Flanders, Belguim. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Marguerite of Lorraine was born about 1148 in Alsace-Lorraine, France (daughter of Dietrich von Lothringen II, Count of Alsace and Flanders and Sybil of Anjou); died on 15 Nov 1194; was buried in Bruges, Flanders, Belguim.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: She was the heiress of Flanders.

    Children:
    1. 3. Isabella of Hainaut was born in Apr 1170 in Valenciennes, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France; died on 15 Mar 1190 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Nôtre-Dame de Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France.
    2. Baldwin VI, Count of Hainaut and Latin Emperor of Constantinople was born in Jul 1171 in Valenciennes, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France; died on 11 Jun 1205.
    3. Yolande of Flanders, Countess of Namur was born in 1175.
    4. Philip I of Namur, Margrave of Namur was born in 1175; died on 9 Oct 1212 in Valenciennes, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Louis VI "le Gros", King of FranceLouis VI "le Gros", King of France was born on Fall of 1081 (son of Philip I "the Amorous", King of France and Bertha of Holland); died on 1 Aug 1137 in Château-Bethizy, Paris, Île-de-France, France (no longer exists); was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Crowned: 1108; He was crowned the King of France in 1108.
    • Reign: From 1108 to 1137; King of France (House of Capet)
    • Military: say 1120; He was a crusader.

    Notes:

    Birth: Stuart (2002) gives his birth as 1081 in Herbst, France.

    Name:
       

    Louis married Adelaide of Maurienne in 1115. Adelaide (daughter of Humbert II "il Gross", Count of Maurienne and Savoy and Gisela de Bourgogne) was born in 1092; died on 18 Nov 1154. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Adelaide of Maurienne was born in 1092 (daughter of Humbert II "il Gross", Count of Maurienne and Savoy and Gisela de Bourgogne); died on 18 Nov 1154.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: She was also known as Adelaide of Savoy.

    Notes:

    Marriage Date: von Redlich (1941) gives their marriage date as about 1120.

    Children:
    1. 4. Louis VII "the Young", King of France was born in 1120; died on 18 Sep 1180 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France.
    2. Robert I "le Grand", Count of Dreux, Perche and Braine was born about 1123; died on 11 Oct 1188 in Braine, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France; was buried in Saint-Yved de Braine, Braine, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France.
    3. Peter of France, Prince of France was born about 1126 in Courtenay, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 10 Apr 1183.
    4. Maud, Princess of France

  3. 10.  Theobald IV "the Great", Count of Blois and Champagne was born in 1090 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France (son of Stephen III, Count of Blois and Adele of Normandy, Princess of England); died on 8 Jan 1152 in Ligny-en-Barrois, Grand Est, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Title(s): 1125; He became the Count of Blois.

    Theobald married Mathilda von Sponheim in 1123. Mathilda (daughter of Engelbert II von Sponheim, Governor of St. Paul, Duke of Carinthia and Uta von Passau) died on 13 Dec 1161 in Fontevrault, Maine-Et-Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Mathilda von Sponheim (daughter of Engelbert II von Sponheim, Governor of St. Paul, Duke of Carinthia and Uta von Passau); died on 13 Dec 1161 in Fontevrault, Maine-Et-Loire, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: She was also known as Maud of Carinthia.

    Children:
    1. Henry I "the Generous", Count of Champagne and Brie was born about 1126; died on 17 Mar 1181 in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France.
    2. Marie de Champagne was born about 1129; died about 1190.
    3. Agnes of Blois was born about 1138; died on 7 Aug 1207.
    4. 5. Adelaide of Blois was born about 1140; died on 24 Jun 1206 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Abbey of Fontenay, Marmagne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

  5. 12.  Baldwin IV "le Bâtisseur", Count of Hainaut was born in 1099 (son of Baldwin III, Count of Hainaut and Yolande of Guelders); died on 8 Nov 1171; was buried in St. Waldthud Abbey, Mons, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Title(s): 1120; In 1120, he became the Count of Hainaut.

    Baldwin married Alice de Namur in 1130. Alice (daughter of Godfrey, Count of Dagsburg and Namur and Ermesinde of Luxemburg) was born about 1115; died in Jul 1169. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Alice de Namur was born about 1115 (daughter of Godfrey, Count of Dagsburg and Namur and Ermesinde of Luxemburg); died in Jul 1169.

    Notes:

    Death: Weis (1982) gives her death date as 1195.

    Children:
    1. Agnes of Hainault was born about 1142; died between 1168 and 1173.
    2. 6. Baldwin V "le Courageux", Count of Hainaut and Namur was born in 1150; died on 17 Dec 1195 in Mons, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; was buried in St. Waldthud Abbey, Mons, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

  7. 14.  Dietrich von Lothringen II, Count of Alsace and Flanders was born on 1099 or 1101 in Alsace-Lorraine, France (son of Dietrich II, Duke of Upper Lorraine and Gertrude of Flanders); died in 1166.

    Notes:

    Death: Weis (1976) gives his death as in 1166.

    Name:
    He was also known as Thierry of Lorraine.

    Dietrich married Sybil of Anjou in 1131. Sybil (daughter of Fulk V "le Jeune", King of Jerusalem, Count of Anjou and Ermenbourg of Maine) was born about 1112; died in 1165 in Bethlehem, Holy Land. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Sybil of Anjou was born about 1112 (daughter of Fulk V "le Jeune", King of Jerusalem, Count of Anjou and Ermenbourg of Maine); died in 1165 in Bethlehem, Holy Land.
    Children:
    1. 7. Marguerite of Lorraine was born about 1148 in Alsace-Lorraine, France; died on 15 Nov 1194; was buried in Bruges, Flanders, Belguim.
    2. Matthew of Alsace, Comte de Boulogne was born about 1137; died on 25 Jul 1173; was buried in Saint-Josse, Hauts-de-France, France.