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King Louis CAPET, VIII

King Louis CAPET, VIII

Male 1187 - 1226  (39 years)

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  • Name Louis CAPET 
    Prefix King 
    Suffix VIII 
    Born 3 Sep 1187  Aquitaine, Geronde, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As King Louis the Lion 
    Occupation King of France 
    Cause of Death Dysentery 
    Died 8 Nov 1226  Château de Montpensier, Auvergne, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I40318  Main
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2016 

    Father King Philip Augustus CAPET, II,   b. 1161, Gonesse, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1223, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Queen Isabelle DE HAINAULT,   b. 23 Apr 1170, Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1190, Ville, Paris, Seine, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 19 years) 
    Married 28 Apr 1180  Bapaume, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F28365  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Queen Blanche ALPHONSA,   b. 23 May 1188, Palencia, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1252, Paris, Seine, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 23 May 1200  Haute Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. King Louis CAPET, IX,   b. 25 Apr 1214, Château de Poissy, Poissy, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1270, Tunis, Tunisia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2019 
    Family ID F28364  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Sep 1187 - Aquitaine, Geronde, France Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    King Louis VIII    		king-louis-viii

  • Notes 
    • While Louis VIII only briefly reigned as king of France, he was an active leader in his years as crown prince. During the First Barons' War of 1215-17 against King John of England, his military prowess earned him the epithet the Lion. After his victory at the Battle of Roche-au-Moine in 1214, he invaded southern England and was proclaimed "King of England" by rebellious barons in London on the 2 June 1216. He was never crowned, however, and renounced his claim after being excommunicated and repelled.[1][2][3][4] In 1217, Louis started the conquest of Guyenne, leaving only a small region around Bordeaux to Henry III of England.

      Louis's short reign was marked by an intervention using royal forces into the Albigensian Crusade in southern France that decisively moved the conflict towards a conclusion. He died in 1226 and was succeeded by his son Louis IX. [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S76] Wikipedia, https:&|;&|;en.wikipedia.org&|;wiki&|;Louis_VIII_of_France.


Notes

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Updated 23 Dec 2023