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Louis VIII. "the Lion" Capet

Louis VIII. "the Lion" was born on September 5th, 1187 in Paris, France. Louis VIII. "the Lion"'s father was Philippe II. Augustus Capet and his mother was Isabelle Flandre, de. His paternal grandparents were Louis VII. "the Younger" Capet and Adele "Alix" Champagne, de; his maternal grandfather is Baudouin VIII. Flandre, de. He had two brothers named Capet and Capet. He had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named Philippe "Tristan Hurepel", Pierre and Marie. He died at the age of 39 on November 8th, 1226 in Chateau de Montpensier-en-Auvergne, France. He was buried in St. Denis, France.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Henri I. Capet ^*
  - b.Apr 1008 d.04 Oct 1060 in Vitry-en-Brie, France
  
  Philippe I. "the Fair" Capet
  - b.1053 d.29 Jul 1108 in Meulan
  
  Anne Rurikov ^*
  - b.1036 d.1090
  
  Louis VI. "the Fat" Capet
  - b.1081 in Paris, France d.01 Aug 1137 in Chateau Bethizy nr Paris, France
  
  Florenz I. Hollande, de
  
  Berthe Hollande, de
  - b.1055 d.1094 in Montreuil-sur-Mer
  
  Louis VII. "the Younger" Capet
  - b.1120 d.18 Sep 1180 in Paris, France
  
  Amadeo II. Savoy, di ^*
  - d.1080
  
  Umberto II. Savoy, di
  - d.1103
  
  Adelaide Savoy, di
  - b.1092 d.1154
  
  Philippe II. Augustus Capet
  - b.21 Aug 1165 in Gonesse, Nr: Paris, France d.14 Jul 1223 in Mantes, France
  
  Thibaut IV. Champagne, de
  
  Adele "Alix" Champagne, de
  - b.1140 d.1206 in Paris
  
  Louis VIII. "the Lion" Capet
  - b.05 Sep 1187 in Paris, France d.08 Nov 1226 in Chateau de Montpensier-en-Auvergne, France
  
  Baudouin VIII. Flandre, de
  
  Isabelle Flandre, de
  - b.1170 in Valenciennes d.1190 in Paris
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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Details of Louis VIII. "the Lion"'s family with Blanca Castilia, de