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Louis VIII, King of France 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: Montpensier, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne, France

Father: Philip Capet

Mother: Isabelle DeHainault

Spouse(s): Blanca Alphonsa

Children(s): Louis Capet, Charles Anjou, Etienne France, Alphonse Capet, Isabelle Capet, John DeAnjou, Philippe DeAnjou, Robert Artois

Louis VIII, King of France Capet was born in 1187 in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, the child of Philip Ii Augustus King Of France Capet And Isabelle Dehainault. Louis VIII, King of France Capet married Blanca Alphonsa, and had children including Alphonse Capet, Charles I Anjou, Etienne France, Isabelle Capet, John Jean Capetian Deanjou, Louis Ix King Of France Capet, Philippe Deanjou, Robert I Of Artois. Louis VIII, King of France Capet passed away in 1226 in Montpensier, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne, France.

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Biography

  • Louis VIII, King of France Capet was born in 1187 in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, the child of Philip Ii Augustus King Of France Capet And Isabelle Dehainault.
  • Louis VIII, King of France Capet married Blanca Alphonsa, and had children including Alphonse Capet, Charles I Anjou, Etienne France, Isabelle Capet, John Jean Capetian Deanjou, Louis Ix King Of France Capet, Philippe Deanjou, Robert I Of Artois.
  • Louis VIII, King of France Capet passed away in 1226 in Montpensier, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Philip Capet
1165–1223
Birth Location: Gonesse, Val-d'Oise, Ile-de-France, France
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Isabelle DeHainault
1170–1190
Birth Location: Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
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Spouses(s)

Blanca Alphonsa
1188–1252
Birth Location: Chateau De Palencia, Valencia, Valencia, Philippines
BA

Children(s)

Louis Capet
1215–1270
Birth Location: Poissy, Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France
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Charles Anjou
1227–1285
Birth Location: Isle, Aube, Champagne-Ardenne, France
CA
Etienne France
1225–
Birth Location: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
EF
Alphonse Capet
1220–
Birth Location: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
AC
Isabelle Capet
1224–
Birth Location: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
IC
John DeAnjou
1219–
Birth Location: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
JD
Philippe DeAnjou
1218–
Birth Location: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
PD
Robert Artois
1216–1250
Birth Location: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
RA

Louis Capet's Ancestors

Self
Louis Capet
1187–1226
Birth Place: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Parents
Philip II Augustus, King of France Capet
1165–1223
Gonesse, Val-d'Oise, Ile-de-France, France
Isabelle DeHainault
1170–1190
Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Grandparents
Louis (VII, King of France) Capet
1120–1180
Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
Adele DeBlois
1140–1206
Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France
Baudouin (Flanders) Haina
1150–1195
Hainault, , , France
Marguerite DeLorraine
1135–1194
, , Alsace, France
Great-Grandparents
Louis Capet
1081–1137
Adelaide Maurienne
1092–1154
Theobald DeBlois
1088–1152
Mathilde Carinthia
1097–1160
Baudouin DeFlanders
1108–1171
Alix DeNamur
1124–1168
Dietrich Alsace
1099–1168
Sibilla Anjou
1105–1166
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillip Capet
1053–1108
Bertha DeHainault
1054–1094

Louis Capet's Descendants

1.
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Louis (VIII, King of France) Capet (5 Sep 1187–8 Nov 1226) m. Blanca Alphonsa (23 May 1188–27 Nov 1252)
  1. 1. Louis (IX, King of France) Capet 1215–1270 m. Marguerite DeProvence 1221–1295
    1. 1. Philippe (III "The Bold" of France) Capet 1245–1285 m. Isabella DeAragon 1247–1271 m. Isabella DeAragon 1268–1314 m. Marie DeBrabant 1260–1321
      1. 1. Charles DeValois 1270–1325 m. Matilde DeChatillon 1292–1358 m. Marguerite (Of Sicily) Naples 1273–1299
        1. 1. Jeanne DeValois 1294–1342 m. William (D) Avesnes 1286–1337
        2. 2. Charles (V) DeValois 1337–1380
        3. 3. Isabelle DeValois 1313–1383
        4. 4. Catherine (de) Valois 1299–1299
        5. 5. Marguerite (de) Valois 1295–1342
        6. 6. Charles (II Magnamime de) Valois 1297–1346
        7. 7. Isabelle (de) Valois 1292–
        8. 8. Philip DeValois 1293–1350
        9. 9. Catherine (de) Valois 1299–
        10. 10. Charles (II Magnamime de) Valois 1297–1346
        11. 11. Margaurite deVALOIS 1296–
        12. 12. Marguerite (de) Valois 1295–1342
        13. 13. Philip DeValois 1293–1350
        14. 14. Isabelle (de) Valois 1292–
        15. 15. Isabel deVALOIS 1292–
      2. 2. Blanche Capet 1282–1306
      3. 3. Marguerite France 1282–1317
      4. 4. Louis (D) Evreux 1276–1319
      5. 5. Robert (de) France 1270–1270
      6. 6. Philip (IV The) Fair 1268–1314
      7. 7. Louis (de) France 1266–1276
      8. 8. Margaret Capet 1279–1317
      9. 9. Louis (D) Evreux 1276–1319
      10. 10. Louis (D) Evreux 1276–1319
    2. 2. Louis deFrance 1267–
    3. 3. Agnes Capet 1260–1327
    4. 4. Robert Capet 1256–1317
    5. 5. Margaret (Margueritte) DeFlanders 1254–1291
    6. 6. Blanche Capet 1253–1320
    7. 7. Pierre Capet 1251–1284
    8. 8. Jean (Tristan) Capet 1250–1270
    9. 9. Jean (Of) FRANCE 1247–1248
    10. 10. Jean Capet 1246–1246
    11. 11. Louis Capet 1243–1258
    12. 12. Isabelle Capet 1241–1271
    13. 13. Blanche Capet 1240–1243
    14. 14. Navarre deFrance 1240–1270
  2. 2. Charles (I) Anjou 1227–1285
  3. 3. Etienne France 1225–
  4. 4. Alphonse Capet 1220–
  5. 5. Isabelle Capet 1224–
  6. 6. John (Jean Capetian) DeAnjou 1219–
  7. 7. Philippe DeAnjou 1218–
  8. 8. Robert (I Of) Artois 1216–1250

Louis Capet's Timeline

2 Records

1187
5 Sep 1187
Birth of Louis VIII, King of France Capet in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
1226
8 Nov 1226
Age 39
Death of Louis VIII, King of France 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: Millennium File

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