Louis VII "the Young", King of France

1120 - 1180  (60 years)

• Name	Louis VII
  	House of Capet
  Born	1120  [2, 4, 5]
  Reign	From 1137 to 1180
  King of France (House of Capet)
  Crowned	25 Dec 1137  [2, 4]
  He became the king of France.
  Died	18 Sep 1180	Paris, Île-de-France, France   [2, 4, 5]
  Buried	Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France   [4]
  Louis VII was buried in Barbeau Abbey, Fontaine-le-Port, France. His bones were transferred to St. Denis' Abbey in 1817.
  	Tomb of Louis VII
  Siblings	3 siblings
  + 1. Louis VII "the Young", King of France ,   b. 1120,   d. 18 Sep 1180, Paris, Île-de-France, France  (Age 60 years) ▻ Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine ,  m. 25 Jul 1137 ;  Constance of Castile ,  m. 1154 ;  Adelaide of Blois ,  m. 13 Nov 1160 + 2. Robert I "le Grand", Count of Dreux, Perche and Braine ,   b. c 1123,   d. 11 Oct 1188, Braine, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France  (Age ~ 65 years) ▻ Agnes de Garlande ,  m. 1139 to 1141 ;  Hawise of Salisbury ,  m. 1145 ;  Agnès de Baudément, Countesss of Braine-sur-Vesle ,  m. 1152 + 3. Peter of France de Courtenay ,   b. Abt 1126,   d. 10 Apr 1183  (Age ~ 57 years) ▻ Elizabeth de Courtenay ,  m. After 1150   4. Maud, Princess of France
  Person ID	I2819	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	6 May 2020

  
  

  Father	Louis VI "the Fat", King of France,   b. 1077,   d. 1 Aug 1137, Château-Bethizy, Paris, Île-de-France, France (no longer exists)  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Adelaide of Maurienne,   b. 1092,   d. 18 Nov 1154  (Age 62 years)
  Married	1115
  Family ID	F2213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine,   b. 1123, probably Bordeaux, France ,   d. 31 Mar 1204, Palace of Poitiers, Poitiers, Poitou, France  (Age 81 years)  [2]
  Married	25 Jul 1137	Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France   [2, 4, 5, 6]
  	Eleanor and Louis VII
  Age at Marriage	He was 17 years - She was 14 years
  Divorced	21 Mar 1152  [2, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Children	+ 1. Marie of France, Princess of France,   b. 1145, France ,   d. 11 Mar 1198  (Age 53 years)
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2020
  Family ID	F2208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Constance of Castile,   d. 4 Oct 1160  [2]
  Married	1154  [2, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He was 34 years - She was ??
  Children	1. Marguerite of France,   d. After 10 Sep 1197, Acre, Holy Land + 2. Alice of France,   b. Abt 1160, France ,   d. After 18 Jul 1218  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2020
  Family ID	F2212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Adelaide of Blois,   b. Abt 1140,   d. 24 Jun 1206, Paris, Île-de-France, France  (Age ~ 66 years)  [2]
  Married	13 Nov 1160  [2, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He was 40 years - She was 20 years
  Children	+ 1. Philip II "Augustus", King of France,   b. 21 Aug 1165, Gonesse, Île-de-France, France ,   d. 14 Jul 1223, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France  (Age 57 years)
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2020
  Family ID	F2210	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Married	Type: They were not married
  Children	1. Agnes of France,   b. 1171,   d. Abt 1240  (Age 69 years) [Natural,]
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2019
  Family ID	F2211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 25 Jul 1137 - Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Died - 18 Sep 1180 - Paris, Île-de-France, France Buried - - Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Louis VII in Battle

  
  

• Sources

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