Louis VIII CAPET, Roi de France^[1]

1187 - 1226  (39 years)

• Name	Louis VIII CAPET  [2, 3]
  Suffix	Roi de France
  Born	5 Sep 1187	Ch?teau de Poiss, Poissy, Yvelmes, Ile-de-France, Paris, France   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  ACCEDED	1223  [2]
  FamilySearch ID	LZPK-PLF
  Royal House	[4]
  	Capet
  RULED	Between 1223 and 1226	King Of France   [2]
  Title	1223  [4]
  	King of France
  Title (Nobility)	Between 14 Jul 1223 and 8 Nov 1226  [4]
  	King of France
  Name	The Lion
  Buried	1226	Saint Denis Basilica, Seine, Ile-De-France, France   [2, 3]
  Died	8 Nov 1226	Ch?teau de Montpensier, Puy-de-D?me, Auvergne, France   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I594766675	Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	King Phillippe CAPET, Of France,   b. 22 Aug 1165, Gonesse (Near Paris), Seine, France ,   d. 14 Jul 1223, Mantes, Yvelines, France  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Isabelle DE HAINAUT, Reine de France,   b. 5 Apr 1170, Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France ,   d. 15 Mar 1190, Paris, ?le-de-France, France  (Age 19 years)
  Married	28 Apr 1180	Bapaume, Pas-DE-Calais, France   [2]
  Family ID	F2128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Blanche DE CASTILLA, Reine de France,   b. 4 Mar 1188, Palencia, Castilla y Le?n, Spain ,   d. 27 Nov 1252, Palais du Louvre, Paris, France  (Age 64 years)
  Married	23 May 1200	Pont-Audemer, Eure, Normandy, France   [2]
  Children	1. Blanche DE FRANCE,   b. 1205, Paris, Ile-De-France, France ,   d. 1206, Paris, ?le-de-France, France  (Age 1 years)   2. Prince of France Philippe DE FRANCE,   b. 7 Sep 1209, France ,   d. Jun 1218, Paris, ?le-de-France, France  (Age 8 years)   3. Alphonse,   b. 26 Jan 1213, Lorrez-le-Bocage, Seine-et-Marne, ?le-de-France, France ,   d. 26 Jan 1213, Lorrez-le-Bocage  (Age 0 years)   4. Jean,   b. 26 Jan 1213, Lorrez-le-Bocage ,   d. 26 Jan 1213, Lorrez-le-Bocage  (Age 0 years)   5. Louis IX CAPET, Roi de France,   b. 25 Apr 1214, Castle Of Poissy ,   d. 25 Aug 1270, Carthage, Tunisia, Africa  (Age 56 years)   6. Count Robert CAPET, Of Artois,   b. Sep 1216, Paris, Seine, Ile-DE-France, France ,   d. 8 Feb 1249-1250, Egypt  (Age ~ 33 years)   7. Jean DE FRANCE, Count of Anjou and Maine,   b. 21 Jul 1219, Poissy, Yvelines, ?le-de-France, France ,   d. 1232, France  (Age 12 years)   8. Count Alphonse CAPET, Of Poiters And Toulouse,   b. 1220,   d. 21 Aug 1271  (Age 51 years)   9. Philippe Dagobert DE FRANCE,   b. 20 Feb 1222, Paris, Isle de France ,   d. 1232, Paris, ?le-de-France, France  (Age 9 years)   10. Isabella von FRANKREICH,   b. 3 Mar 1224, Paris, France ,   d. 23 Feb 1270, Abbaye Royale De Longchamp, ?le-De-France, France  (Age 45 years)   11. Stephan von FRANKREICH,   b. 1225, , ?le-de-France, Francia ,   d. 1227, Paris, Seine, France, France  (Age 2 years)   12. King Charles CAPET, Of Anjou & Naples,   b. Mar 1225-1226,   d. 7 Jan 1284-1285  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2022
  Family ID	F536728744	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Louis VIII the Lion, was the son of Philip II Augustus, King of the Franks and Isabelle of Hainaut. Louis was the King of France from 1223 to 1226 and a member of the house of Capet, as he was a direct descendant of Hughes Capet circa 940? 996. His mother died in 1190, giving birth to twins sons, and Louis inherited her dowry and the title of Count of Artois, which he held until his father died, and the title reverted to the crown when Louis became King of France in 1223. After lengthy negotiations between his father, Phillip, King of France and John Lackland, King of England, and as a condition of the Treaty of Le Goulet between these two, Louis was married on 23 May 1200, at the age of 12, to Richard's sister's daughter, Blanche of Castile, also 12 at the time and born in Spain. Her grandmother, Eleanor of Aquitane, would cross the Pyrenees, bringing the girl from Spain to France. The marriage was finally consummated in 1205 and Blanche would bear the first of thirteen children. When the English Barons rebelled against King John Lackland of England, they offered the throne to Louis, who was able to land at the Isle of Thanet with an army in May of 1216 and march to London with very little resistance. There, Louis was proclaimed king by his supporters, including King Alexander II of Scotland. Louis captured Winchester in June, but when King John died in October, the barons turned their favors to John's son, Henry III, even though he was only nine years old. English forces led by William Marshall finally forced Louis to the Treaty of Lambeth in September of 1217, Louis promising not to attack England, agreeing that he really never was king, and Louis was given a compensation of 10,000 marks. King Philip died on July 14, 1223, Louis was coronated August 6th at the cathedral at Reims. Louis would continue to battle his father's enemies, resulting in the capture of Avignon and Languedoc, yet he reversed his father's ruling of usury for Jews, creating havoc for both the church and the barons who were in disagreement as some were profiting from the lending. The conflicts would continue until Louis's death on November 8th, 1226 during his travels from the chateau at Montpensier, Puy-de-Dome Auvergne back to Paris. His son, Louis IX succeeded him on the throne. The children of Louis and Blanche were: Blanche 1205-1206 Agnes 1207-1207 Philip 1209-1218, betrothed to Agnes of Donzy Alphonse, twin 1213-1213 John, twin 1213-1213 Louis 1214-1270, King of France Robert Artois 1216-1250, killed in battle in Egypt Philip 1218-1220 John Tristan 1219-1232, Count of Anjou and Maine Alphonse 1220-1271 Count of Poitou and Avergne, Count of Toulouse thru marriage Philip Dagobert 1222-1232 St Isabelle 1225-1269 Charles Stephen 1226-1285 Count of Anjou and Maine, Provence and King of Sicily

  
  

• Sources

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