Louis VIII King of France [7724] ¹⁸²⁹

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  General Notes:

Louis VIII 'le Lion' de France, roi de France
Spanish: Rey Luis VIII "el León" De Francia, roi de France
Also Known As:"Louis VIII 'the Lion' King of France", "le Lion", "the Lion", "Coeur de Lion", "The Lion", "/Louis/", "Louis VIII le Lion", "roi de France", "/Louis/ (Geni Tree Match)"
Birthdate:September 03, 1187
Birthplace:Palais Royal, Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
Death:November 08, 1226 (39)
Château de Montpensier-en-Auvergne, Montpensier, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France (Dysentary)
Place of Burial:Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
Immediate Family:

Son of Philip II Augustus, king of France and Isabelle de Hainaut, Reine de France

Husband of Blanche de Castille, reine consort de France

Father of
Blanche Capet, (mort jeune);
Agnès Capet;
Philippe de France;
Jean Capet, de France;
Louis IX the Saint, King of France;
Robert I the Good, count of Artois;
Jean Tristan Capet, Comte d'Anjou et du Maine;
Alphonse, comte de Poitiers;
Philippe Dagobert de France;
Isabelle de France, Abbesse de Longchamp;
Étienne de France;
Charles I of Anjou, king of Sicily and
Ana Blanca Mayor Gracia de Bugedo

Half brother of Marie de France, Duchesse de Brabant; Philippe de Clermont; Jean Tristan de France and Pierre Charlot de France, Évêque de Tours


Occupation:Roi de FRANCE (1223 - 1226), Koning van Frankrijk (1223 - 1226), King of France, Rey de Francia


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\endash 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

  Burial Notes:

Saint Denis Basilique

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Title Of Nobility: King of France, from 1223 to 1226,.

2. Clan: House of Capet, on an unknown date,. ¹⁸³²

3. He was Roman Catholic. ¹⁸³²

4. LifeSketch: from online historical account: "On 23 May 1200, at the age of twelve, Louis married Blanche of Castile (4 March 1188 – 26 November 1252). They had thirteen children.", on an unknown date,. ¹⁸³²

5. LifeSketch: As Prince of France, met by popular acclaim in his English campaign., on an unknown date,. ¹⁸³²

6. Biographical Information:,. ¹⁸³² Attemted to sieze English throne with the support of rebellios English barons.

7. LifeSketch: geni.com Louis VIII 'le Lion' de France, roi de France Spanish: Rey Luis VIII "el León" De Francia, roi de France Also Known As: "Louis VIII 'the Lion' King of France", "le Lion", "the Lion", "Coeur de Lion", "The Lion", "/Louis/", "Louis VIII le Lion", ", on an unknown date,. ¹⁸³²

8. Title Of Nobility: King of France, between 1223 and 1226, in Paris, Île-de-France, Kingdom of France. ¹⁸³²

9. Reign: Consecrated at Rheims., on 6 August 1223,. ¹⁸³²

Louis married Blanche DE CASTILLE Queen of France [7725] [MRIN: 5733], daughter of Rey Alfonso VIII DE CASTILLA "The Good" [7733] and Eleanor of England Queen of Castile [7734], on 23 May 1200 in Pont-Audemer, Eure, Upper Normandy, France.¹⁸³² (Blanche DE CASTILLE Queen of France [7725] was born on 4 March 1188 in Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain ¹⁸²⁹, christened on 4 March 1188 in Palencia, Castilla y León, España,¹⁸²⁹ died on 4 December 1253 in Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, Francia ¹⁸²⁹ and was buried on 7 December 1253 in Maubuisson, Gironde, Aquitaine, Francia ¹⁸²⁹.)