Individual Details

Louis VI "le Gros (the Fat)" Capet

(1 Dec 1081 - 1 Aug 1137)

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Louis VI Capet, Roi de France1
M, #103092, b. 1 December 1081, d. 1 August 1137
Last Edited=9 Aug 2013
Consanguinity Index=0.07%
Louis VI Capet, Roi de France was born on 1 December 1081 at Paris, France.2,3 He was the son of Philippe I Capet, Roi de France and Berthe van Hollant. He married, firstly, Lucienne de Rochefort in 1104. He and Lucienne de Rochefort were divorced. He married, secondly, Adelaide di Savoia, daughter of Umberto II Conte di Savoia and Gisèle de Bourgogne-Comté, in 1115. He died on 1 August 1137 at age 55 at Château Bethizy, Paris, France.2 He was buried on 3 August 1137 at Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.
Louis VI Capet, Roi de France also went by the nick-name of Louis 'le Gros' (or in English, 'the Fat').1 He succeeded to the title of Roi Louis VI de France in 1108.1
Children of Louis VI Capet, Roi de France and Adelaide di Savoia

Philippe, Roi de France1 b. 29 Aug 1116, d. 30 Oct 1131
Louis VII, Roi de France+1 b. c 1121, d. 18 Sep 1180
Henry de Beauvais , Bishop of Rouen b. c 1121, d. 1175
Robert I de France, Comte de Dreux+ b. c 1123, d. 11 Oct 1188
Philip de France, b. c 1125, d. 1161
Pierre I Capet, Prince de France+ b. c 1126, d. b 25 Mar 1184
Constance de Toulouse+ b. c 1128, d. 16 Aug 1176

Citations

[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 77. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
[S45] Marcellus Donald R. von Redlich, Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants, volume I (1941; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002), page 64. Hereinafter cited as Pedigrees of Emperor Charlemagne, I.
[S3268] Hans Harmsen, "re: Chester Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 21 August 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Chester Family."

Events

Birth1 Dec 1081Paris, France
Title (Nobility)1108Roi de France
Death1 Aug 1137Château Bethizy, Paris, France
BurialSaint-Denis, Île-de-France, France

Families

SpouseAdelaide di Savoia (1100 - 1154)
ChildPierre I Capet (1126 - 1184)
ChildLouis VII of France "the Younger" (1120 - 1180)
ChildRobert I de France (1123 - 1188)
FatherPhilippe I Capet "the Fair" (1052 - 1108)
MotherBerthe van Hollant (1056 - 1094)