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Louis "The Fat" VI CAPET, King Of France

Louis "The Fat" VI CAPET, King Of France[1, 2]

Male 1081 - 1137  (55 years)

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  • Name Louis "The Fat" VI CAPET 
    Suffix King Of France 
    Nickname The Fat 
    Born 1 Dec 1081  Paris, ?le-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Christened 7 Dec 1081  Paris, ?le-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Courronnement 3 Aug 1108  Cath?drale d'Orl?ans Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    FamilySearch ID MBMH-FJ9 
    TitleOfNobility   [3
    King of France 
    Name Louis Capet/ Le Gros DE FRANCE  [3
    Name Louis KING OF THE FRANKS  [3
    Name Louis VI  [3
    Name The Fat 
    _UID 4A68E8ADE77B4453B8741D9D7E5ADD290475 
    Died 1 Aug 1137  Chateau de Bethizy, Sainte-Pierre, Oise, Picardie, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried 3 Aug 1137  Saints, Seine-et-Marne, ?le-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I6061  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 13 Dec 2022 

    Father Philippe Auguste I CAPET, King Of France,   b. 23 May 1052, Champagne-et-Fontaine, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1108, Melun, Seine-Et-Marne, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Countess Bertha DE HOLLAND,   b. Abt 1054, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1094, Montreuil-sur-Loir, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Married 1071-1072  Lle DE France, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3064  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lucienne de Rochefort,   b. 1088, Rochefort-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, ?le-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1137, Beaujeu, Rh?ne, Auvergne-Rh?ne-Alpes, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 1104  [3
    Divorced 23 May 1107  [3
    Last Modified 13 Dec 2022 
    Family ID F536728392  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Alix (Adbelahide) Countess Of SAVOY, of Maurienne,   b. 18 Nov 1092, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1154, Paris, ?le-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married Apr 1115  Paris, Seine, Ile-DE-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Philippe Prince Of FRANCE,   b. 29 Aug 1116, , Reims, Champagne, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1131, , Paris, Isle DE France, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 15 years)
     2. Louis VII "The Younger" CAPET, King Of France,   b. 1120, Rheims, Champagne, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1180, Paris, Isle DE France, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     3. Henri, Prince Of FRANCE,   b. Abt 1121, Of, Reims, Champagne, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1175, Reims, Champagne, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 54 years)
     4. Robert Count Of DREUX,   b. Abt 1123, , Reims, Champagne, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1184-1185, , Braine, Champagne, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years)
     5. Hugues De FRANCE,   b. 1123, , Reims, Champagne, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Constance Princess Of FRANCE,   b. Abt 1124, , Reims, Champagne, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1176, , Reims, Champagne, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 52 years)
     7. Philippe Arch-Dean Of PARIS,   b. Abt 1125, , Reims, Champagne, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1161, , Paris, Isle DE France, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 36 years)
     8. Pierre CAPET, King Of France,   b. 11 Sep 1126, Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1183, Saint-Jean-d'Acre, Terre-Sainte, Palestine, Isra?l Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F3063  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    LouisVII The Fat Capet King
    LouisVII The Fat Capet King

  • Notes 
    • Louis VI, called The Fat (1081-1137), king of France (1108-1137), son and successor of Philip I; he was married to Adelaide of Savoy. Almost his entire reign was spent in subduing the robber barons, who preyed on the environs of Paris but were finally forced to yield to royal authority. For some 20 years during the period from 1109-1135, Louis waged war against Henry I, the Norman king of England, and against Henry's son-in-law, Holy Roman Emperor Henry V; he successfully repelled an invasion by Henry V in 1124. Louis greatly strengthened the royal power in France, granted benefactions to the church and privileges to towns, and became known as the protector of the peasants and as a fearless military leader. He was succeeded on the throne by his son Louis VII.

      Details from wikipedia

      Louis VI (late 1081 ? 1 August 1137), called the Fat[1] (French: le Gros) or the Fighter (French: le Batailleur), was King of the Franks from 1108 to 1137.[2]

      Louis VI married in 1104: 1) Lucienne de Rochefort ? the marriage was annulled on 23 May 1107 at the Council of Troyes by Pope Paschal II.[21]

      He married in 1115: 2) Ad?laide de Maurienne (1092? 1154)[21]

      Their children:
      Philip (29 August 1116 ? 13 October 1131), King of the Franks (1129? 31), not to be confused with his brother of the same name; he died as a result of a fall from a horse.
      Louis VII (1120 ? 18 September 1180), King of the Franks
      Henry (1121 ? 13 November 1175), Archbishop of Reims[22]
      Hugh (ca 1122 ? died young).
      Robert (ca 1123 ? 11 October 1188), count of Dreux[23]
      Peter[24] (September 1126 ? 10 April 1183), married Elizabeth, Lady of Courtenay[25]
      Constance (ca 1128 ? 16 August 1176), married first Eustace IV, count of Boulogne, and then Raymond V of Toulouse
      Philip (c.1132 -1160), Archdeacon of Paris[26]
      With Marie de Breuillet, daughter of Renaud de Breuillet de Dourdan,[27] Louis VI was the father of a daughter:

      Isabelle (ca 1105 ? before 1175), married (ca. 1119) Guillaume I of Chaumont in 1117[28]



  • Sources 
    1. [S400] Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).

    2. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.

    3. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 13 Dec 2022), entry for Louis "The Fat" VI CAPET, person ID MBMH-FJ9. (Reliability: 3).