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King Louis CAPET, VII

King Louis CAPET, VII

Male 1120 - 1180  (59 years)

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  • Name Louis CAPET 
    Prefix King 
    Suffix VII 
    Born 21 Nov 1120  Champagnac, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As The Younger 
    Occupation King of France 
    Died 11 Sep 1180  Paris, Seine, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I40391  Main
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2016 

    Father King Louis CAPET, VI,   b. 1 Dec 1081, Paris, Seine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1137, Chateau, Paris, Seine, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Queen Adelaide DE MAURIENNE,   b. 1092, Maurienne, Savoy, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1154, Montmarte, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Family ID F28354  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Queen Adela DE CHAMPAGNE,   b. 1140, Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 1206, Paris, Seine, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 18 Oct 1160  Bordeaux, Eure-et-Loir, Centre, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. 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)
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2019 
    Family ID F28366  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Louis VII's reign saw the founding of the University of Paris and the disastrous Second Crusade. Louis and his famous counselor Abbot Suger pushed for a greater centralization of the state and favoured the development French Gothic architecture, notably the construction of Notre-Dame de Paris. [1]

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


Notes

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Updated 23 Dec 2023