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King Louis VII of France "The Younger" Capet 1120 – 1180 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1120

Birth Location: Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France

Death Date: 18 Sep 1180

Death Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Father: Louis France

Mother: Alix Savoy

Spouse(s): Eleanor deAquitaine

Children(s): Alix CHAMPAGNE

King Louis VII of France "The Younger" Capet was born in 1120 in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France, the child of Louis VI King of France and Alix "Adelaide" Queen Consort of France, Countess de Maurienne Savoy. King Louis VII of France "The Younger" Capet married Eleanor Duchess deAquitaine, and had children including Alix Capet DE CHAMPAGNE. King Louis VII of France "The Younger" Capet passed away in 1180 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.

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Biography

  • King Louis VII of France "The Younger" Capet was born in 1120 in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France, the child of Louis VI King of France and Alix "Adelaide" Queen Consort of France, Countess de Maurienne Savoy.
  • King Louis VII of France "The Younger" Capet married Eleanor Duchess deAquitaine, and had children including Alix Capet DE CHAMPAGNE.
  • King Louis VII of France "The Younger" Capet passed away in 1180 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.

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King Capet's Ancestors

Self
King Capet
1120 – 1180
Birth Place: Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Parents
Louis VI King of France
1081 – 1137
Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Alix ("Adelaide" Queen Consort of France, Countess de Maurienne) Savoy
1092 – 1154
Maurienne, Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France
Grandparents
Philippe (I Capet, "The Fair or Amorous", King of) France
1053 – 1108
Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
Bertha (Countess) Holland
1054 – 1094
Vlaardingen, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Humbert (II 'The Fat, Marquis of Turin Count of Maurienne and) Savoy
1062 – 1103
Maurienne, Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France
Gisela (Gille Countess of Maurienne) Burgundy
1070 – 1133
Bourgogne, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Great-Grandparents
Henri Capet
1008 – 1060
Anna Kiev
1036 – 1077
Floris Holland
1020 – 1061
Gertrud Sachsen
1033 – 1113
Amadeus Savoy
1032 – 1080
Jeanne Geneva
1040 – 1095
WILLIAM DeBourgogne*
1024 – 1087
Etiennette Longwy*
1025 – 1092
2nd-Great-Grandparents
KING Capet
– 1031
Constance Arles
– 1084
Grand I
– 1053
Princess Sweden
1001 – 1050
Othon Savoy
1021 – 1057
Adelaide Suza
1013 – 1091
Gerold Geneva
1012 – 1060
Gisela, Geneva
1020 – 1044

King Capet's Descendants

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King (Louis VII of France "The Younger") Capet (1120 – 18 Sep 1180) m. Eleanor (Duchess) deAquitaine (06 Dec 1122 – 31 Mar 1204)
  1. 1. Alix (Capet DE) CHAMPAGNE (Jun 1150 – 11 Mar 1198) m. Theobald (V De) Blois (1127 – 20 January 1191)
    1. 1. Marguerite DeBlois (1164 – 7 May 1231) m. Gautier (Seigneur) DeAvesnes (1181 – 1246)
      1. 1. Marie (de Blois d') Avesnes (1200 – 1241) m. Hugues (Ier de CHATILLON Sur) Marne (1196 – 23 April 1248)
        1. 1. Jean (Ier) DeColigny (1269 – 1363) m. Jeanne (De La Roche) DeVaneau (abt 1274 – abt 1350)

King Capet's Timeline

3 Records

1120
1120
Birth of King Louis VII of France "The Younger" Capet in Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
1120
1120
Birth of King Louis VII of France "The Younger" Capet in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
1180
18 Sep 1180
Age 60
Death of King Louis VII of France "The Younger" Capet in Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1120
    Event Place: Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1120
    Event Place: Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 October 1131
    Event Place: Bourges, Cher, Centre, France

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1180
    Event Place: Paris, Ile-de-France, France

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