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King of France Louis VIII 1187–1226 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Sep 1187

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

Death Date: 8 Nov 1226

Death Location: Montpensir, France

Father: Philip France

Mother: Isabelle Hainaut

Spouse(s): Blanca Castile

Children(s): King IX, Robert Valiant, Robert Artois, John Maine, Charles Jerusalem, Alphonse France, Isabelle France

King of France Louis VIII was born in 1187 in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, the child of Philip Ii Of France And Isabelle De Hainaut. King of France Louis VIII married Blanca Of Castile, and had children including Alphonse Of France, Charles I King Of Jerusalem, Isabelle Of France, John Tristan Anjou And Maine, King Of France Louis Ix, Robert I Of Artois, Robert The Valiant. King of France Louis VIII passed away in 1226 in Montpensir, France.

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Biography

  • King of France Louis VIII was born in 1187 in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, the child of Philip Ii Of France And Isabelle De Hainaut.
  • King of France Louis VIII married Blanca Of Castile, and had children including Alphonse Of France, Charles I King Of Jerusalem, Isabelle Of France, John Tristan Anjou And Maine, King Of France Louis Ix, Robert I Of Artois, Robert The Valiant.
  • King of France Louis VIII passed away in 1226 in Montpensir, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Philip France
1165–1223
Birth Location: Gonesse, Val-d'Oise, Ile-de-France, France
PF
Isabelle Hainaut
1170–1190
Birth Location: Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
IH

Spouses(s)

Blanca Castile
1188–1252
Birth Location: Valencia, Valencia, Pais Valenciano, Spain
BC

Children(s)

King IX
1215–1270
Birth Location: Chateau, Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France
KI
Robert Valiant
1216–1249
Birth Location: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
RV
Robert Artois
1216–1249
Birth Location: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
RA
John Maine
1219–1232
Birth Location: France
JM
Charles Jerusalem
1220–1284
Birth Location: Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France
CJ
Alphonse France
1220–1271
Birth Location: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
AF
Isabelle France
1224–1269
Birth Location: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
IF

King VIII's Ancestors

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King VIII
1187–1226
Birth Place: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Parents
Philip II of France
1165–1223
Gonesse, Val-d'Oise, Ile-de-France, France
Isabelle (De) Hainaut
1170–1190
Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Grandparents
Louis (VII King of) France
1120–1180
Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
Adele (of) Champagne
1140–1206
Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France
Great-Grandparents
King France
1081–1137
Adelaide Savoy
1092–1154
Theobald Champagne
1088–1152
Matilda Carinthia
1097–1160
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King France
1052–1108
Queen Holland
1055–1093
Etienne Blois
1045–1102
Adela Normandy
1062–1137

King VIII's Descendants

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King (of France Louis) VIII (3 Sep 1187–8 Nov 1226) m. Blanca (Of) Castile (4 Mar 1188–27 Nov 1252)
  1. 1. King (of France Louis) IX 1215–1270 m. Marguerite DeProvence 1221–1295
    1. 1. Philippe (III the Bold Capet) France 1245–1285 m. Marie deBrabant 1254–1321 m. Isabelle (Princess of) Aragon 1247–1271
      1. 1. King (of France Philippe) IV 1268–1314 m. Jeanne (DAlbret) Navarre 1271–1305
        1. 1. Isabella DeFrance 1292–1358 m. Edward (II King of) England 1284–1327 m. William Wallace 1272–1305
        2. 2. Margaret (France) Capet 1288–1312
        3. 3. Philippe (V) France 1293–1321
        4. 4. Charles (IV) France 1294–1328
        5. 5. Robert (Of) France 1297–1308
      2. 2. Marguerite France 1275–1317
      3. 3. Louis (D) Evreux 1276–1319
      4. 4. Blanche Capet 1278–1306
      5. 5. Margaret Capet 1282–1317
      6. 6. Constanza 1289–1285
      7. 7. Charles (deValois) Capet 1296–
    2. 2. Jean (Tristan Prince of) France 1248–1270
    3. 3. Marguerite France 1254–1285
    4. 4. Robert (Ier) deClermont 1256–1317
    5. 5. King (of France Philippe) III 1245–1285
    6. 6. Jean (Tristan) Capet 1250–1270
  2. 2. Robert (The) Valiant 1216–1249
  3. 3. Robert (I of) Artois 1216–1249
  4. 4. John (Tristan Anjou and) Maine 1219–1232
  5. 5. Charles (I King of) Jerusalem 1220–1284
  6. 6. Alphonse (of) France 1220–1271
  7. 7. Isabelle (of) France 1224–1269

King VIII's Timeline

2 Records

1187
3 Sep 1187
Birth of King of France Louis VIII in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
1226
8 Nov 1226
Age 39
Death of King of France Louis VIII in Montpensir, France
Montpensir, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1187
    Event Place: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1226
    Event Place: Montpensir, France
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