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Louis VIII King of the Franks 1187–1226 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 September 1187

Birth Location: Paris, France

Death Date: 8 November 1226

Death Location: Montpensier, Auvergne, France

Father: Philip France

Mother: Isabella Hainault

Spouse(s): Blanche Castile

Children(s): Louis France, Robert Artois, Charles Sicily

Louis VIII / King of the Franks was born in 1187 in Paris, France, the child of Philip Ii Of France King Of France And Isabella Of Hainault. Louis VIII King of the Franks married Blanche Of Castile, and had children including Charles I Of Anjou King Of Sicily, Louis Ix King Of France, Robert I Of Artois 1St Count Of Artois. Louis VIII / King of the Franks passed away in 1226 in Montpensier, Auvergne, France.

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Biography

  • Louis VIII // King of the Franks was born in 1187 in Paris, France, the child of Philip Ii Of France King Of France And Isabella Of Hainault.
  • Louis VIII // King of the Franks married Blanche Of Castile, and had children including Charles I Of Anjou King Of Sicily, Louis Ix King Of France, Robert I Of Artois 1St Count Of Artois.
  • Louis VIII // King of the Franks passed away in 1226 in Montpensier, Auvergne, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Philip France
1165–1223
Birth Location: Gonesse, France
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Isabella Hainault
1170–1190
Birth Location: Valenciennes, France
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Spouses(s)

Blanche Castile
1188–1252
Birth Location: Palencia, Spain
BC

Children(s)

Louis France
1214–1270
Birth Location: Poissy, France
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Robert Artois
1216–1250
Birth Location: –
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Charles Sicily
1227–1285
Birth Location: –
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Louis Franks's Ancestors

Self
Louis Franks
1187–1226
Birth Place: Paris, France
Parents
Philip II of France King of France
1165–1223
Gonesse, France
Isabella (of) Hainault
1170–1190
Valenciennes, France
Grandparents
Louis (VII King of) France
1119–1180
Adèle (of) Champagne
1140–1206
Baldwin (V of Hainault Count of) Hainault
1150–1195
Margaret (I Countess of) Flanders
1145–1194
Great-Grandparents
Louis France
1081–1137
Adelaide Franks
1092–1154
Theobold Champagne
1090–1152
Matilda Fat
–1160
Baldwin Hainaut
1108–1171
Alice Namur
–1169
Thierry Flanders
1099–1168
Sibylla Flanders
1112–1165
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip France
1052–1108
Berthe Holland
1055–1093
Humbert Savoy
1065–1103
Gisela Burgundy
1075–1133
Stephen Blois
1045–1102
Adela Normandy
1067–1137
Engelbert Carinthia
–1141
Baldwin Hainaut
1088–1120
Godfrey Namur
1102–1139
Ermesinde Namur
1080–1143
Theodoric Lorraine
–1115
Gertrude Lorraine
1070–1117
Fulk Jerusalem
1089–1143
Ermengarde Maine
1096–1126

Louis Franks's Descendants

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Louis (VIII King of the) Franks (5 September 1187–8 November 1226) m. Blanche (of) Castile (4 Mar 1188–26 Nov 1252)
  1. 1. Louis (IX King of) France 1214–1270 m. Margaret (of Provence Queen consort of) France 1221–1295
    1. 1. Philip (III King of) France 1245–1285 m. Isabella (of) Aragon 1247–1271 m. Maria (of) Brabant 1254–1321
      1. 1. Margaret (of) France 1279–1317 m. Edward (I Plantagenet King of) England 1239–1307
        1. 1. Edmund (of Woodstock Plantagenet 1st Earl of) Kent 1301–1330 m. Margaret Wake 1297–1349
        2. 2. Thomas (of Brotherton Plantagenet 1st Earl of) Norfolk 1300–1338 m. Alice (de) Hales 1305–1330
        3. 3. Eleanor (of England) Plantagenet 1306–1311
      2. 2. Philip (IV King of) France 1268–1314 m. Joan ((Jeanne) of) Navarre 1273–1305
        1. 1. Isabella (of) France 1296–1358 m. Edward (II King of) England 1284–1327
        2. 2. Philip (V of France King of France and) Navarre 1291–1322 m. Joan (II Countess of) Burgundy 1291–1330
      3. 3. Charles (Count of) Valois 1270–1325 m. Margaret (Countess of) Anjou 1272–1299
        1. 1. Jeanne (of) Valois 1294–1342 m. William (I Count of Hainaut, Holland, and) Zeeland 1286–1337
        2. 2. Philip (VI King of) France 1293–1350 m. Joan (the Lame Queen consort of) France 1293–1349
      4. 4. Louis (Count of) Évreux 1276–1319 m. Margaret (of Artois Countess of) Évreux 1285–1311
        1. 1. Marie (of Évreux Duchess of) Brabant 1303–1335 m. John (III Duke of) Brabant 1300–1355
    2. 2. Robert (Count of) Clermont 1256–1317 m. Beatrice (of) Burgundy 1257–1310
      1. 1. Louis (I Duke of) Bourbon 1279–1341 m. Mary (of) Avesnes 1280–1354
        1. 1. James (I Count of La) Marche 1319–1362
    3. 3. Agnes (of France Duchess of) Burgundy 1260–1327 m. Robert (II Duke of) Burgundy 1248–1306
      1. 1. Joan (the Lame Queen consort of) France 1293–1349 m. Philip (VI King of) France 1293–1350
        1. 1. John (II King of) France 1319–1364 m. Bonne (of Luxemburg Duchess of) Normandy 1315–1349
    4. 4. Blanche (of France Infanta of) Castile 1253–1323 m. Fernando (de la) Cerda 1255–1275
      1. 1. Fernando (de la Cerda Lord consort of) Lara 1275–1322 m. Juana (Núñez de) Lara 1286–1351
        1. 1. Blanca (de la Cerda y) Lara 1317–1347 m. Juan Manuel 1282–1348
  2. 2. Robert (I of Artois 1st Count of) Artois 1216–1250 m. Matilda (of) Brabant 1224–1288
    1. 1. Blanche (of) Artois 1248–1302 m. Henry (I of Navarre King of Navarre, Count of Champagne and) Brie 1244–1274 m. Edmund (Plantagenet 1st Earl of Lancaster and) Leicester 1244–1296
      1. 1. Joan ((Jeanne) of) Navarre 1273–1305 m. Philip (IV King of) France 1268–1314
      2. 2. Henry (Plantagenet 3rd Earl of) Lancaster 1281–1345 m. Maud (de) Chaworth 1282–1322
        1. 1. Henry (of Lancaster Duke of) Lancaster 1310–
        2. 2. Joan (of) Lancaster 1312–1349 m. John (de Mowbray 3rd Lord Mowbray of) Thirsk 1310–1361
        3. 3. Mary Plantagenet 1320–1362
        4. 4. Eleanor Plantagenet 1318–1372 m. Richard (FitzAlan 10th\3rd Earl of) Arundel 1313–1376 m. John (de Beaumont 2nd Baron Beaumont, Earl of) Buchan 1318–1342
    2. 2. Robert (II Count of) Artois 1250–1302 m. Amicie (de) Courtenay 1253–1275
      1. 1. Mahaut (Countess of) Artois 1268–1329 m. Otto (IV Count of) Burgundy 1248–1303
        1. 1. Joan (II Countess of) Burgundy 1291–1330 m. Philip (V of France King of France and) Navarre 1291–1322
  3. 3. Charles (I of Anjou King of) Sicily 1227–1285 m. Beatrice (of Provence Countess of Provence and) Forcalquier 1229–1267
    1. 1. Charles (II of Naples King of Naples Count of Provence and) Forcalquier 1254–1309 m. Mary (of Hungary Queen of) Naples 1257–1323
      1. 1. Margaret (Countess of) Anjou 1272–1299 m. Charles (Count of) Valois 1270–1325
      2. 2. Eleanor (of Anjou Queen consort of) Sicily 1289–1341 m. Frederick (III King of) Sicily 1272–1337
        1. 1. Elisabeth (of Sicily Duchess of) Bavaria 1310–1349 m. Stephen (II Duke of) Bavaria 1319–1375
        2. 2. Peter (II of Sicily King of) Sicily 1304–1342 m. Elizabeth (of Carinthia Queen of) Sicily 1298–1352
      3. 3. Blanche (of Anjou Queen consort of) Aragon 1280–1310 m. James (II of Aragon King of) Sicily 1267–1327
        1. 1. Alfonso (IV of Aragon King of) Aragon 1299–1336 m. Teresa (d'Entença Countess of) Urgell 1300–1327

Louis Franks's Timeline

4 Records

1187
5 Sep 1187
Birth of Louis VIII // King of the Franks in Paris, France
Paris, France
1187
5 September 1187
Birth of Louis VIII // King of the Franks
None
1226
8 Nov 1226
Age 39
Death of Louis VIII // King of the Franks in Montpensier, Auvergne, France
Montpensier, Auvergne, France
1226
8 November 1226
Age 39
Death of Louis VIII // King of the Franks
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1187
    Event Place: Paris, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 September 1187

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1226
    Event Place: Montpensier, Auvergne, France

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 November 1226
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