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Louis VII of France "the Younger"
(1120 - 18 Sep 1180)
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Louis VII, Roi de France1
M, #102511, b. circa 1121, d. 18 September 1180
Last Edited=3 Apr 2009
Consanguinity Index=0.04%
King Louis VII of France2
Louis VII, Roi de France was born circa 1121.3 He was the son of Louis VI Capet, Roi de France and Adelaide di Savoia.1 He married, firstly, Eleanor, Duchesse d'Aquitaine, daughter of Guillaume X, Duc d'Aquitaine and Eleanor Châtellérault de Rochefoucauld, on 25 July 1137 at Bordeaux Cathedral, Bordeaux, Dauphine, France.4 He and Eleanor, Duchesse d'Aquitaine were divorced in 1152 on the grounds of consanguity.3 He married, secondly, Constanza de Castilla, daughter of Alfonso VII, Rey de Castilla and Berengaria de Provence, in 1154. He married, thirdly, Adele de Champagne, daughter of Thibaud IV, Comte de Blois and Matilda Prinzessin von Kärnten, on 13 November 1160.5 He died on 18 September 1180 at Paris, France.5 He was buried at Abbey Barbeaux, Melun, Île-de-France, France.
He was a member of the House of Capet.1 Louis VII, Roi de France also went by the nick-name of Louis 'le Jeune' (or in English, 'the Younger').1 He succeeded to the title of Roi Louis VII de France in 1137.1
Children of Louis VII, Roi de France and Eleanor, Duchesse d'Aquitaine
Marie Capet, Princesse de France+6 b. 1145, d. 11 Mar 1198
Alix Capet, Princesse de France+6 b. 1150, d. 1198
Children of Louis VII, Roi de France and Constanza de Castilla
Marguerite Capet, Princesse de France+ b. 1158, d. 1198
Alys Capet+ b. 4 Oct 1160, d. c 1220
Children of Louis VII, Roi de France and Adele de Champagne
Philippe II Auguste Capet, Roi de France+1 b. 21 Aug 1165, d. 14 Jul 1223
Agnes Capet, Princesse de France b. 1171, d. a 1240
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.
[S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 59. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 58.
[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.
[S106] Royal Genealogies Website (ROYAL92.GED), online http://www.daml.org/2001/01/gedcom/royal92.ged. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogies Website.
Louis VII, Roi de France1
M, #102511, b. circa 1121, d. 18 September 1180
Last Edited=3 Apr 2009
Consanguinity Index=0.04%
King Louis VII of France2
Louis VII, Roi de France was born circa 1121.3 He was the son of Louis VI Capet, Roi de France and Adelaide di Savoia.1 He married, firstly, Eleanor, Duchesse d'Aquitaine, daughter of Guillaume X, Duc d'Aquitaine and Eleanor Châtellérault de Rochefoucauld, on 25 July 1137 at Bordeaux Cathedral, Bordeaux, Dauphine, France.4 He and Eleanor, Duchesse d'Aquitaine were divorced in 1152 on the grounds of consanguity.3 He married, secondly, Constanza de Castilla, daughter of Alfonso VII, Rey de Castilla and Berengaria de Provence, in 1154. He married, thirdly, Adele de Champagne, daughter of Thibaud IV, Comte de Blois and Matilda Prinzessin von Kärnten, on 13 November 1160.5 He died on 18 September 1180 at Paris, France.5 He was buried at Abbey Barbeaux, Melun, Île-de-France, France.
He was a member of the House of Capet.1 Louis VII, Roi de France also went by the nick-name of Louis 'le Jeune' (or in English, 'the Younger').1 He succeeded to the title of Roi Louis VII de France in 1137.1
Children of Louis VII, Roi de France and Eleanor, Duchesse d'Aquitaine
Marie Capet, Princesse de France+6 b. 1145, d. 11 Mar 1198
Alix Capet, Princesse de France+6 b. 1150, d. 1198
Children of Louis VII, Roi de France and Constanza de Castilla
Marguerite Capet, Princesse de France+ b. 1158, d. 1198
Alys Capet+ b. 4 Oct 1160, d. c 1220
Children of Louis VII, Roi de France and Adele de Champagne
Philippe II Auguste Capet, Roi de France+1 b. 21 Aug 1165, d. 14 Jul 1223
Agnes Capet, Princesse de France b. 1171, d. a 1240
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.
[S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 59. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 58.
[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.
[S106] Royal Genealogies Website (ROYAL92.GED), online http://www.daml.org/2001/01/gedcom/royal92.ged. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogies Website.
Events
| Birth | 1120 | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | 1131 - 1180 | King of France | |||
| Death | 18 Sep 1180 | Paris, France | |||
| Burial | Abbey Barbeaux, Melun, Île-de-France, France |
Families
| Spouse | Eleanor of Aquitaine (1123 - 1204) |
| Child | Marie Capet (1145 - 1198) |
| Child | Alix Capet (1150 - 1198) |
| Spouse | Constanza de Castilla (1140 - 1160) |
| Child | Alys Capet (1160 - 1220) |
| Spouse | Adele de Champagne (1140 - 1206) |
| Child | Philippe II Auguste Capet (1165 - 1223) |
| Father | Louis VI "le Gros (the Fat)" Capet (1081 - 1137) |
| Mother | Adelaide di Savoia (1100 - 1154) |
| Sibling | Pierre I Capet (1126 - 1184) |
| Sibling | Robert I de France (1123 - 1188) |