Louis VIII the Lion , King of France

M, (5 September 1187 - 8 November 1226)
Father-Biological*Philip II Augustus , King of France b. 21 Aug 1165, d. 14 Jul 1223
Mother-Biological*Isabella of Hainaut b. Apr 1170, d. 15 Mar 1190
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Last Edited=19 Jun 2022
Louis VIII the Lion
     Louis VIII the Lion , King of France was born on 5 September 1187 at Paris, Île-de-France, France.1,2,3,4,5 He was the son of Philip II Augustus , King of France and Isabella of Hainaut.

Louis VIII the Lion , King of France, age 12, married Blanche of Castile , Princess of Castile, Queen of France, age 12 , daughter of Alfonso IX the Noble , King of Castile and Eleanor of England , Princess of England and Queen of Castile, on 23 May 1200 at Abbey of Port-Mort, Bapaume, Normandy, France.1,2,3,4,5 Louis was crowned the King of France in 1223.1 He died on 8 November 1226 at Château de Montpensier, Montpensier, France, at age 39.1,2,3,4,5 He was buried at Basilica of Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.1

Children of Louis VIII the Lion , King of France and Blanche of Castile , Princess of Castile, Queen of France

Citations

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  2. Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650, Fifth Edition. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982.
  3. Moriarty, G. Andrews. "The Plantagenet Descent from the Cid", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume CXVII (April 1963).
  4. Von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R.. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants, Volume 1. Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941.
  5. Langston, Aileen Lewers and J. Orton Buck Jr. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants, Volume II. Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1974.