Individual Details

Louis VIII "The Lion," King of France

(5 Sep 1187 - 8 Nov 1226)

Events

Birth5 Sep 1187Paris, Seine, France
Marriage23 May 1200Pont Audemer, Eure, France - Blanche of Castile
Acceded1223
Death8 Nov 1226Chateau de Montpensier, Auvergne, France
InterredSt. Denis, France
Title (Facts Page)King of France

Families

SpouseBlanche of Castile (1188 - 1252)
ChildLouis IX, King of France (1214 - 1270)
ChildRobert, Count of Artois (1216 - 1250)
ChildCharles I, King of Sicily (1226 - 1285)
FatherPhilippe Augustus II, King of France (1165 - 1223)
MotherIsabella of Hainaut (1170 - 1190)