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

Birth Date: 5 Sep 1187

Birth Location: Paris, France

Death Date: 8 Nov 1226

Death Location: Château Montpensier, Allier, Auvergne, France

Father: Phillip Capet

Mother: Isabella Hainault

Spouse(s): Blanche Castile

Children(s): Louis Capet

In 1187, Louis VIII, King of France, Capet entered the world in Paris, France, born to Phillip II, King of France, Capet and Isabella of Hainault. Louis VIII, King of France, Capet married Blanche of Castile, and had children including Louis IX, King of France, Capet. Louis VIII, King of France, Capet passed away in 1226 in Château Montpensier, Allier, Auvergne, France.

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Biography

  • In 1187, Louis VIII, King of France, Capet entered the world in Paris, France, born to Phillip II, King of France, Capet and Isabella of Hainault.
  • Louis VIII, King of France, Capet married Blanche of Castile, and had children including Louis IX, King of France, Capet.
  • Louis VIII, King of France, Capet passed away in 1226 in Château Montpensier, Allier, Auvergne, France.

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Louis Capet's Ancestors

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Louis Capet
1187 – 1226
Birth Place: Paris, France
Parents
Phillip II, King of France, Capet
1165 – 1223
Isabella (of) Hainault
1170 – 1190
Grandparents
Louis (VII, King of France,) Capet
1120 – 1180
Adèle (of) Champagne
1140 – 1206
Great-Grandparents
Louis Capet
1081 – 1137
Adelaide Maurienne
1092 – 1154
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Capet
1052 – 1108
Bertha Holland
1055 – 1093

Louis Capet's Descendants

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Louis (VIII, King of France,) Capet (5 Sep 1187 – 8 Nov 1226) m. Blanche (of) Castile (4 Mar 1188 – 27 Nov 1252)
  1. 1. Louis (IX, King of France,) Capet (25 Apr 1214 – 25 Aug 1270) m. Margaret (of) Provence (1221 – 21 December 1295)
    1. 1. Phillip (III (The Bold), King of France,) Capet (30 Apr 1245 – 5 Oct 1285) m. Isabella (of) Aragon (1248 – 28 Jan 1271) m. Marie DeBrabant (13 May 1254 – 12 Jan 1321)
      1. 1. Philip (IV (The Fair), King of France,) Capet (28 May 1268 – 29 Nov 1314) m. Joan (I of) Navarre (14 Jan 1271 – 4 Apr 1305)
        1. 1. Louis (X, King of France,) Capet (4 Oct 1289 – 5 Jun 1316)
        2. 2. Philip (V, King of France,) Capet (1294 – 3 Jan 1321)
        3. 3. Isabella ((Queen of England) of France) Capet (1292 – 21 Nov 1358) m. Edward (II, King of England) Plantagenet (25 Apr 1284 – 21 Sep 1327)
        4. 4. Charles (IV, King of France,) Capet
      2. 2. Charles, (Count of) Valois (12 Mar 1270 – 16 Dec 1325) m. Margaret (of) Anjous
        1. 1. Philip (VI, King of France,) Valois (1293 – 22 Aug 1350) m. Joan (of) Burgundy
      3. 3. Louis, (Count of) Evreux (3 May 1276 – 19 May 1319)
    2. 2. Robert (de) Clermont (1256 – 7 Feb 1317) m. Beatrice DeBurgundy (1 Oct 1257 – 1 Oct 1310)
      1. 1. Louis (I, Duke of) Bourbon (1279 – 29 Jan 1342) m. Marie (de) Hainaut (1280 – September 1354)
        1. 1. James (I, Count of) Bourbon (1319 – 6 Apr 1362) m. Jeanne (of) Châtillon (1307 – 15 AUG 1371)

Louis Capet's Timeline

2 Records

1187
5 Sep 1187
Birth of Louis VIII, King of France, Capet in Paris, France
Paris, France
1226
8 Nov 1226
Age 39
Death of Louis VIII, King of France, Capet in Château Montpensier, Allier, Auvergne, France
Château Montpensier, Allier, Auvergne, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1187
    Event Place: Paris, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1226
    Event Place: Château Montpensier, Allier, Auvergne, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, 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 Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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