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Personal data Louis VII 'de jonge' Capet Roi de France de 1137 à 1180 

• Alternative name: The Young
• He was born on August 21, 1119 in Reims, 51100, Marne, Champagne, FRANCE.
• Occupations:
• Roi.
• koning 1137.
• on 1137 or 1180 Roi de France in France.
• (Property) : France.
• He died on September 19, 1180 in Paris, 75000, Île de France - Seine, France, he was 61 years old.
• He is buried on September 21, 1180 in Fontaine le Port, 77590, France // Notre Dame, abbaye de Barbeaux (near Foinainebleau).
• A child of Louis VI 'de dikke' Capet and Adelaide (Alix) de Maurienne
• This information was last updated on December 4, 2022.

Household of Louis VII 'de jonge' Capet Roi de France de 1137 à 1180

(1) He is married to Eleonore d' Aquitaine.

They got married on July 22, 1137 at Bordeaux, 33000, Gironde, FRANCE, he was 17 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Marie de France Capet  1145-1198 
2. Alix de France Capet  1151-1195 

The couple were divorced in 1152.

(2) He is married to Constanza Alfonsez de Castilla.

They got married on November 18, 1153 at Orléans, 45000, Loiret, FRANCE, he was 34 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Margaretha de France Capet  1156-1198 

(3) He is married to Adelaide (Alice) de Blois Champagne.

They got married on November 13, 1160, he was 41 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Philippe II Auguste Capet  1165-1223 
2. Alice de France  ± 1170-1221 
3. Agnes de France Capet  ± 1171-± 1240 

Notes about Louis VII 'de jonge' Capet Roi de France de 1137 à 1180

Profession : Roi de France de 1137 à 1180.

King of France, 1170-1180

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     Following the call of Pope Eugnius IV for a crusade, at Christmas
time 1145, the French king, Louis VII, revealed to his courtiers his designs to go to the aid of the Latins in the East. The King met, however, with considerable opposition from his advisors, who believed that the welfare of the kingdom required that the King remain at home. It was agreed, therefore, to defer any action on the project until the following Easter. In the meantime, the King sought the advice of the powerful and renowned Bernard of Clairvaux, who agreed to preach on behalf of the Crusade to the King's court during Easter time at Vezelay. A German army under Conrad II set out through Hungary, but met a disastrous end at the hand sof the Slejuqs in Anatolia. While the Germans were marching heedlessly toward defeat, the French army, led by King Louis VII, was following in their tracks, about a month behind. The story of their journey is related by the French King's chaplain, Odo of Deuil. The French forces arrived at Constantinople on October 4, 1147. There they were both impressed by the splendor of the city and alarmed by the suspicious actions of the Greeks.  The French forces crossed the straits into Asia Minor about October 16, 1147, and then headed straightway into the hinterland of Anatolia or, as Odo calls it, Romania. Though they were more fortunate than the other forces which had preceded them into Anatolia, the French expedition's journey through the peninsula was difficult, slow, and painful. The rugged countryside, the continual harassment of the troops by the Turks, the persistent difficulties with supplies and communications, all combined to discourage the leaders and to make inroads upon the army's strength. As the French forces pushed further during the winter of 1147-1148, their despair deepened. Turkish raids took a mounting toll, while the weather impeded progress and did its own share in weakening the morale of the men. By the time the Crusaders reached Adalia, King Louis and his advisors had had their fill. Despairing of the prospect of continuing to fight their way toward Jerusalem, the King and his advisors decided to continue the rest of the way by sea. Unfortunately for these plans, however, the available Byzantine shipping was insufficient to transport the whole army and they could not wait indefinitely in Adalia for the arrival of further ships. As a result, King Louis with his household and a scattering of knights from the army were taken aboard the available ships and sailed to St. Simeon, the port city of Antioch, leaving the rest of the Crusading army to continue the journey as best it could. Many of the troops thus left behind at Adalia were killed in combat with the Turks in the vicinity of the town when they attempted to continue their journey by land. Those who managed to break through the Turkish cordon around the city were decimated by further Turkish and Arab attacks and only a handful remained alive to complete their journey to Jerusalem.

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