Louis VI "Le Gros" The Fat King of France Capet 1081–1137
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Last updated: August 25, 2026 · Reliability: B — verified across 2 independent trees
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Biography
Louis VI "Le Gros" The Fat King of France Capet was born in 1081 in Hermentruvilleby, Rouen, Seine et Maritime, France, the child of king of france philippe i capet and bertha countess of holland de hainault. Louis VI "Le Gros" The Fat King of France Capet married alix adelaide queen consort of france countess de maurienne savoy, alix adelaide consort france savoy, and had children including alix of france, blanche capet, bouchard v demontmorency, constance capet, constance capet countess boulogne and toulouse france, count pierre, emperor pierre constantinople, henry le grosse, henry of beauvais, hrh isabelle france capet, hugh fat capet, hugh le grosse, hugues capet, isabelle de france, isabelle of france, lewis the young france, louis vii the younger king of france capet, mathilde france, maud of france, peter pierre i seigneur courtenay bishop of paris prince of france capet, peter de courtenay, peter i de courtenay, peter i decourtenay, peter pierre i seigneur courtenay prince france, philip arch dean of paris, philip bishop paris defrance, philip capet bishop paris, philip capet of france, phillip capet, pierre prince of france, robert i le grand de france comte du perche de braine sur vesle count duke de dreux, robert i de capet dreux, theobald ii dechampaigne. Louis VI "Le Gros" The Fat King of France Capet passed away in 1137 in Chateau-de-Bethisy-Saint-Pierre, Paris, Ile-de-France, France.
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Oldest Ancestor Line from Louis Capet
This ancestor line traces from Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France (1008) to Hermentruvilleby, Rouen, Seine et Maritime, France (1081) across 3 generations.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Louis Capet (1081–1137) was born in Hermentruvilleby, Rouen, Seine et Maritime, France and died in Chateau-de-Bethisy-Saint-Pierre, Paris, Ile-de-France, France. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
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Louis Capet's Ancestors
Pedigree chart — 3 generations on record