"The Lion" King of France Louis VIII 
"The Lion" King of France was born on September 5th, 1187 in Paris,Seine,France. "The Lion" King of France's father was King France Philippe II and his mother was Isabelle Hainault Queen of Frances. His paternal grandparents were King of France Louis VII and Adela Of Champagne Blois; his maternal grandparents were V, Count of Hainault Baldwin and Margaret of Flanders. He had a brother named Son [twin]. He had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named Hurepel, Charlot and Princess France. He died at the age of 39 on November 8th, 1226 in Chateau De,Montpensier,Puy-de-Dome,France. He was buried in St. Denis,Seine-St. Denis,France.General Notes
King of France of House of Capet 1223-1226. Louis & Blance were married at the
Abbey of Port-Mort.
Louis VIII
b. Sept. 5, 1187, Paris
d. Nov. 8, 1226, Montpensier, Auvergne, Fr.
byname LOUIS THE LION, OR THE LION-HEART, French LOUIS LE LION, OR LOUISCOEUR-DE-LION, Capetian king of France from 1223 who spent most of hisshort reign establishing royal power in Poitou and Languedoc.
On May 23, 1200, Louis married Blanche of Castile, daughter of AlfonsoVIII of Castile, who effectively acted as regent after Louis's death. In1212 Louis seized Saint-Omer and Aire to prevent a powerful Flanders frombeing on the flank of his county of Artois. In 1216, after the baronsrebelling against King John of England had offered the English throne toLouis in return for his aid, Louis went to England to aid the rebels.Initially he was successful, but eventually he was defeated at sea andsuffered defections. In 1217, when peace was concluded at Kingston, Louiswas secretly paid 10,000 marks. In 1224, now king, he seized Poitou and,in 1226, he launched a successful crusade against the Albigensianheretics, capturing the major fortress of Avignon before returning towardParis because of illness.
Louis was the first Capetian to grant appanages on a large scale and tohave a reversion clause that made alienation of royal property moredifficult. Louis also developed other particular rights for the kingship,such as the concept that fealty was sworn not only to the individual kingbut also to the kingship. His eldest son, Louis IX (afterward St. Louis),peacefully succeeded him while his other sons received appanages.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.15 May 1008 in Bourgogne, France d.04 Aug 1060 in Vitry-on-Brie, France
- b.1052 in Reims,Champagne,France d.Jul 1108 in Meulan, France
- b.1036 in Kiev, Ukraine d.~ 1080 in France
- b.1081 in Paris,France d.01 Aug 1137 in Chaateau De B+óethizy,Paris,Isle De France,France
- b.1017 in Vlaardingen, Netherlands d.1061 in Nederhemert, Gelderland, Netherlands
- b.1055 in Vlaardingen, Netherlands d.1093 in Monteuil-sur-Loire, France
- b.1028 in Schweinfurt, Bavaria d.04 Aug 1113
- b.1119 in Reims, Marne, France d.18 Sep 1180 in Paris, Seine, France
- b.~ 1046 d.26 Jan 1079/1080
- b.1062 in Savoie, France d.1103
- b.~ 1040 in Geneva, Switzerland d.~ 1095
- b.1092 in Savoie, France d.1154 in Paris, Ville-de-Paris, France
- b.~ 1024 in Bourgogne, France d.12 Nov 1087 in France
- b.~ 1070 in Boulogne d.Bet 1097 and 1155
- b.~ 1035 in France d.> 1088
- b.21 Aug 1165 in Near Paris, France d.14 Jul 1223 in Mantes, France
- b.BET. 1088 - 1093 in of,Blois,L-Chr,France d.8 Jan 1151/1152
- b.~ 1140 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France d.1206 in Paris, Seine, France
- b.~ 1107 in of Carinthie d.13 Dec 1160 in Fontevault
- b.05 Sep 1187 in Paris,Seine,France d.08 Nov 1226 in Chateau De,Montpensier,Puy-de-Dome,France
- b.~ 1110 d.08 Nov 1171
- b.1150 in of,Hainaut,France d.1195
- b.~ 1114 d.1195
- b.05 Apr 1170 in Valenciennes,Nord,France d.15 Mar 1190 in Paris,Seine,France
- b.< 1050 in Lorraine, France d.04 Apr 1070 in Remiremont, France
- b.~ 1044 in Lorraine, France d.23 Jan 1115
- b.~ 0995 in Namur, Belgium d.~ 1077
- b.~ 1099 in Alsace, France d.17 Jan 1168
- b.~ 1032 in Flanders, Belgium d.03 Oct 1093 in Kassel, Hesse, Germany
- b.~ 1064 in Flanders, Belgium d.1117
- b.1028 in Schweinfurt, Bavaria d.04 Aug 1113
- b.~ 1135 in of,Alsace,France,France d.1194
- b.1043 in Anjou, France d.14 Apr 1109 in Anjou, France
- b.1092 in Anjou, France d.10 Nov 1143 in Jerusalem
- b.1060 in Montfort,Ille-et-Vilaine,l'Amauri,France d.14 Feb 1116/1117 in Fontrevault, France
- b.~ 1105 in Anjou, France d.1165 in Abbey of St. Lazaras, Bethlehem, Palestine
- b.1060 in Maine, France d.1110
- b.~ 1096 in Maine, France d.1126 in Maine, France
- b.1055 in Chateau Du Loire, Eure-et-Loire, France d.1099
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"The Lion" King of France and Princess of Castile, Queen of France were married in a religious ceremony on May 23rd, 1200 in Pont Audemer,Eure,France. They had ten sons and two daughters, named King of France, Count of Artois, Alphonse, Prince of France, Prince France, Carlo, Prince France, King Jerusalem, Prince of, Charles I, daughter and Princess France.
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Children
King of France Louis IX
King of France was born on April 25th, 1214 in Poissy, France. He died due to Plague at the age of 56 on August 25th, 1270 in Carthage, Tunisia, Africa. He was buried in St. Denis, France.
Count of Artois Robert I
Count of Artois was born in September 1216 in Paris, Seine, France. He died in Mussouri, Egypt.
Alphonse de Poitiers , Count of Toulouse
Alphonse was born in 1220. He died at the age of 51 in 1271 in returning from the 8th Crusade.
Prince of France Alphonse
Prince of France was born on November 11th, 1220 in Paris,Seine,France. He died at the age of 50 on August 21st, 1271 in Corneto Castle,Corneto,Sienne,Italy. He was buried in St. Denis,Paris,Seine,France.
Carlo Jerusalem King of Sicily & Jerusalem
Carlo was born on March 21st, 1227 in Paris,Seine,France. He died at the age of 57 on January 7th, 1285 in Foggia Castle,Foggia,Foggia,Italy. He was buried in Napoli,Napoli,Italy.
Prince France Philippe
Prince France was born in Paris,Seine,France. He died about 1218 in Died Young.
King Jerusalem Charles
King Jerusalem was born in Anjou,Paris,Seine,France. He died in Foggla Castle,Capitanate,Foggia,Italy.
Prince of Jean
Prince of was born in Lorrez Le Bocage,Seine Et Marne,France. He died before 1219 in Died Young.
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