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King Louis VIII King of France House of Capet 1187–1226 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Sep 1187

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

Death Date: 8 Nov 1226

Death Location: Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France

Father: Philippe France

Mother: Isabelle Hainaut

Spouse(s): Blanca France

Children(s): King Sicily, King Capet, John Alphonse, King Robertian, Alphonse Toulouse, Saint Capet, Philippe France, Philippe France

The story of King Louis VIII King of France House of Capet began in 1187 in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France. King Louis VIII King of France House of Capet married Blanca Blanche Alphonsa De Castile Consort Of The King Of France, and had children including Alphonse Carpet Count Of Poitou And Auvergence And Toulouse, John Carpet Twin Of Alphonse, King Charles I Naples Sicily, King Louis Ix King Of France House Of Capet, King Robert I The Good King Of The Franks Robertian, Philippe Dagobert De France, Philippe De France, Saint Isabel Of France Capet. King Louis VIII King of France House of Capet passed away in 1226 in Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.

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  • The story of King Louis VIII King of France House of Capet began in 1187 in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France.
  • King Louis VIII King of France House of Capet married Blanca Blanche Alphonsa De Castile Consort Of The King Of France, and had children including Alphonse Carpet Count Of Poitou And Auvergence And Toulouse, John Carpet Twin Of Alphonse, King Charles I Naples Sicily, King Louis Ix King Of France House Of Capet, King Robert I The Good King Of The Franks Robertian, Philippe Dagobert De France, Philippe De France, Saint Isabel Of France Capet.
  • King Louis VIII King of France House of Capet passed away in 1226 in Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.

Immediate Family

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King Capet's Ancestors

Self
King Capet
1187–1226
Birth Place: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Parents
Philippe II Augustus of France
1165–1223
Gonesse, Departement du Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France
Isabelle (de) Hainaut
1170–1190
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

King Capet's Descendants

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King (Louis VIII King of France House of) Capet (5 Sep 1187–8 Nov 1226) m. Blanca (( Blanche) Alphonsa De Castile, Consort Of The King Of) France (23 March 1188–27 Nov 1252)
  1. 1. King (Charles I Naples) Sicily 1227–1285 m. Margaret (of Burgundy Countess of) Tonnerre 1250–1308 m. Beatrice (Countess of Provence Queen Consort of) Siciliy 1234–1267
    1. 1. Charles (II 2 King of Jerusalem Naples and Sicily, son of King Charles I of France, Duke of Apulia, Prince of Capua, Salerno & Tarento,) Count 1254–1309 m. Marie (Maria Princess daughter of King Stephen of Hungary, Queen of Naples, married Charles) II 1245–1323
      1. 1. Marguerite (d'Anjou of) Naples 1273–1299 m. King (Charles, I De Valois De Avesnes of Sicily Naples (DESC\King Philippe, III - 20th-King Robert, II Capet 25th-King Charlemagne-Pharaoh Ramese -) FRANCE 1270–1325
        1. 1. Jeanne ('Joan' of Valois Capet - Countess of Hainaut (DESC\King Philippe, III - 20th-King Robert, II Capet 25th-King Charlemagne-Pharaoh Rameses) -) FRANCE 1294–1342 m. Guillaume (William d'Avesnes, III - Count of Hainaut - The Good -) BELGIUM-FRANCE 1286–1337 m. Count (of Hainaut Guillaume III) III 1280–1337
        2. 2. Philip (Philippe VI 6 of Valois, Prince son of King Charles I of France, King of France Known as The Fortunate, House of) Valois 1293–1350
        3. 3. Charles (II de Valois, prince son of King Charles I of France, Count of Alencon, Chartres, Perche, Porhoet and) Joign 1297–1346
        4. 4. Marguerite (de Valois, princess daughter of King Charles I of) France 1295–1342
      2. 2. Charles (Martel of Anjou, son of King Charles II, King of Hungary, Prince of Sicily The) Hammer 1271–1295
      3. 3. Louis (Bishop of Toulouse, son of King Charles II) Saint 1275–1298
      4. 4. Robert (I D'Anjou de of Anjou, son of King Charles) II 1278–1344
      5. 5. Blanche (D'Anjou de of Anjou, daughter of King Charles) II 1280–1310
      6. 6. Eleonore (D'Anjou de of Anjou, daughter of King Charles) II 1289–1341
    2. 2. King (Charles II "the Lame" King of Naples & Sicily, King of Jerusalem Prince of) Salerno 1254–1309
    3. 3. Queen (Beatrix of Sicily, Latin Empress of Constantinople , Capet d') d'Anjou 1252–1275
    4. 4. King (Philippe, of Sicily,r King of Thessalonica, Capet d') Anjou 1256–1277
    5. 5. Prince (Robert Anjou Capet) deSicily 1258–1265
    6. 6. King (Charles II "The Lame" King of Naples and Sicily, King of Jerusalem and Prince of) Salerno 1254–1309
    7. 7. Prince (Louis Anjou Capet) deSicily 1248–1248
  2. 2. King (Louis IX King of France House of) Capet 1215–1270
  3. 3. John (Carpet Twin of) Alphonse 1213–1213
  4. 4. King (Robert I The Good King of the Franks) Robertian 1216–1250
  5. 5. Alphonse (Carpet, Count of Poitou and Auvergence and) Toulouse 1220–1271
  6. 6. Saint (Isabel of France) Capet 1223–1269
  7. 7. Philippe (Dagobert de) France 1222–1232
  8. 8. Philippe (de) France 1209–1218

King Capet's Timeline

2 Records

1187
5 Sep 1187
Birth of King Louis VIII King of France House of Capet in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
1226
8 Nov 1226
Age 39
Death of King Louis VIII King of France House of Capet in Montpensier, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne, France
Montpensier, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1187
    Event Place: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1226
    Event Place: Montpensier, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne, France
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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