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King of France Louis VIII 1187–1226 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Sep 1187

Birth Location: Paris, France

Death Date: after 9 November 1226

Death Location: Cathedral Basilica of Saint Denis Cathédrale royale de Saint-Denis, Saint Denis, France

Father: Philip France

Mother: Isabelle Hainaut

Spouse(s): Blanche Castille

Children(s): Louis France

King of France Louis VIII was born in 1187 in Paris, France, the child of Philip Ii Augustus Of France And Isabelle De Hainaut. King of France Louis VIII married Blanche De Castille, and had children including Louis Ix Saint Louis Count Of Artois Anf King Of France. King of France Louis VIII passed away in 1226 in Cathedral Basilica of Saint Denis Cathédrale royale de Saint-Denis, Saint Denis, France.

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Biography

  • King of France Louis VIII was born in 1187 in Paris, France, the child of Philip Ii Augustus Of France And Isabelle De Hainaut.
  • King of France Louis VIII married Blanche De Castille, and had children including Louis Ix Saint Louis Count Of Artois Anf King Of France.
  • King of France Louis VIII passed away in 1226 in Cathedral Basilica of Saint Denis Cathédrale royale de Saint-Denis, Saint Denis, France.

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Spouses(s)

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King VIII's Ancestors

Self
King VIII
1187–1226
Birth Place: Paris, France
Parents
Philip II Augustus Of France
1165–1223
Gonesse, France
Isabelle (de) Hainaut
1170–1190
Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Grandparents
Louis (VII of) France
1120–1180
France
Eleanor Aquitaine
1122–1204
Belin, Gironde, Aquitaine, France
Great-Grandparents
King Vi
1081–1137
William Toulousan
1099–1137
Eleanor Chatellerault
1105–1130
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philippe Franks
1052–1108
Bertha DeHainault
1053–1094

King VIII's Descendants

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King (of France Louis) VIII (5 Sep 1187–after 9 November 1226) m. Blanche (De) Castille (4 March 1188–27 November 1252)
  1. 1. Louis (IX Saint Louis Count Of Artois Anf King Of) France 1214–1270 m. of (Provence) Margaret 1221–1295
    1. 1. Robert (of) Clermont 1256–1317
      1. 1. Louis (I Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis and La Marche and 1st Duke of) Bourbon 1279–1342 m. Mary (of) Avesnes 1280–1354
        1. 1. Peter (I 2nd Duke Of) Bourbon 1311–1356 m. Isabella (of Valois, Duchess of) Bourbon 1313–1383
    2. 2. Philip (III the Bold Of) France 1245–1295 m. Marie (of Brabant, Queen of) France 1254–1321
      1. 1. Margaret (of France, Queen of) England 1279–1318 m. Edward (I "Longshanks" King of) England 1239–1307
        1. 1. Thomas (of Brotherton, 1st Earl of) Norfolk 1300–1338
        2. 2. Edmund (of Woodstock, 1st Earl of) Kent 1301–1330 m. Margaret (Wake, Baroness Wake of) Liddell 1297–1349

King VIII's Timeline

3 Records

1187
5 Sep 1187
Birth of King of France Louis VIII in Paris, France
Paris, France
1226
8 Nov 1226
Age 39
Death of King of France Louis VIII in Montpensier, Auvergne, France
Montpensier, Auvergne, France
1226
after 9 November 1226
Age 39
Burial of King of France Louis VIII in Cathedral Basilica of Saint Denis Cathédrale royale de Saint-Denis, Saint Denis, France
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Denis Cathédrale royale de Saint-Denis, Saint Denis, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1187
    Event Place: Paris, France
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1226
    Event Place: Montpensier, Auvergne, France
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: after 9 November 1226
    Event Place: Cathedral Basilica of Saint Denis Cathédrale royale de Saint-Denis, Saint Denis, France

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