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King Louis CAPET, VI

King Louis CAPET, VI

Male 1081 - 1137  (55 years)

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  • Name Louis CAPET 
    Prefix King 
    Suffix VI 
    Born 1 Dec 1081  Paris, Seine, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As Louis the Fat 
    Occupation King of the Franks 
    Cause of Death Dysentery 
    Died 1 Aug 1137  Chateau, Paris, Seine, 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 I40403  Main
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2016 

    Father King Philip CAPET, I,   b. 23 May 1052, Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1108, Melun, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Bertha DE HAINAULT,   b. 1054, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1094, Monteul, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Married 1072 
    Family ID F28070  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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) 
    Children 
    +1. King Louis CAPET, VII,   b. 21 Nov 1120, Champagnac, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1180, Paris, Seine, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2019 
    Family ID F28354  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Louis was a warrior king but by his forties his weight had become so great that it was increasingly difficult for him to lead in the field. [1]

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


Notes

This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.

For more information on dates, see Wikipedia: Old Style and New Style dates.

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Updated 23 Dec 2023