Louis VII "the Young", King of France

1120 - 1180  (60 years)

• Name	Louis VII
  	House of Capet
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	1120  [1, 2, 4]
  Crowned	25 Dec 1137 (Age 17)  [1, 2]
  He was crowned the King of France on 25 December 1137.
  Death	18 Sep 1180	Paris, Île-de-France, France   [1, 2, 4]
  Burial	—	Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France   [1]
  	Louis VII was buried in Barbeau Abbey, Fontaine-le-Port, France. His bones were transferred to St. Denis' Abbey in 1817.
  		Tomb of Louis VII
  Siblings	3 Siblings
  1. Louis VII "the Young", King of France,   b. 1120   d. 18 Sep 1180, Paris, Île-de-France, France  (Age 60 years) ▻ Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine,  m. 25 Jul 1137 ;   Constance of Castile,  m. 1153/54 ;   Adelaide of Blois,  m. 13 Nov 1160 ;   + 2. Robert I "le Grand", Count of Dreux, Perche and Braine,   b. About 1123   d. 11 Oct 1188, Braine, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France  (Age 65 years) ▻ Agnes de Garlande,  m. Between 1139 and 1141 ;   Hawise of Salisbury,  m. 1145 ;   Agnès de Baudément, Countesss of Braine-sur-Vesle,  m. 1152   3. Peter of France, Prince of France,   b. About 1126, Courtenay, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France d. 10 Apr 1183  (Age 57 years) ▻ Elizabeth de Courtenay,  m. After 1150   4. Maud, Princess of France ▻ Conan, Duke of Brittany
  Person ID	I2819	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Louis VI "le Gros", King of France,   b. Fall of 1081   d. 1 Aug 1137, Château-Bethizy, Paris, Île-de-France, France (no longer exists) (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Adelaide of Maurienne,   b. 1092   d. 18 Nov 1154 (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	1115
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 34 years - She : ~ 23 years.
  Family ID	F2213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine,   b. 1123, probably Bordeaux, France d. 31 Mar 1204, Palace of Poitiers, Poitiers, Poitou, France (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	25 Jul 1137	Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  		Eleanor and Louis VII
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 17 years and 7 months - She : ~ 14 years and 7 months.
  Divorce	18 Mar 1152  [1, 2, 4, 5, 6]
  Children	+ 1. Marie of France, Princess of France,   b. 1145, France d. 11 Mar 1198 (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F2208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2022

  
  

  Family 2	Constance of Castile   d. 4 Oct 1160
  Marriage	1153/54  [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 34 years - She : ??.
  Children	1. Marguerite of France   d. After 10 Sep 1197, Acre, Holy Land   2. Alys of France, Countess of Vexin,   b. 4 Oct 1160, France d. About 1220 (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F2212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2022

  
  

  Family 3	Adelaide of Blois,   b. About 1140   d. 24 Jun 1206, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	13 Nov 1160  [1, 2, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 40 years and 11 months - She : ~ 20 years and 11 months.
  Children	+ 1. Philip II "Augustus", King of France,   b. 21 Aug 1165, Gonesse, Île-de-France, France d. 14 Jul 1223, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F2210	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2022

  
  

  Information	They were not married
  Children	1. Agnes of France,   b. 1171   d. Abt 1240 (Age 69 years) [Father: natural,Mother: ]
  Family ID	F2211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2022

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 25 Jul 1137 - Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Child - Marie of France, Princess of France - 1145 - France Child - Alys of France, Countess of Vexin - 4 Oct 1160 - France Child - Philip II "Augustus", King of France - 21 Aug 1165 - Gonesse, Île-de-France, France Death - 18 Sep 1180 - Paris, Île-de-France, France Burial - — - Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Louis VII in Battle

  
  

• Sources

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