Family tree De Backer - Evers » Louis VIII 'le Lion' de France, roi de France (1187-1226)

Personal data Louis VIII 'le Lion' de France, roi de France 

  • He was born on September 3, 1187 in Palais Royal, Paris, Paris, Île-de-France-FR.

    Waarschuwing Attention: Age at marriage (May 23, 1200) below 16 years (12).

  • Profession: Roi de FRANCE (1223 - 1226), Koning van Frankrijk (1223 - 1226), King of France, Rey de Francia.
  • He died on November 8, 1226 in Château de Montpensier-en-Auvergne, Montpensier, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-FR, he was 39 years old.
  • He is buried in Abbaye royale de Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France-FR.

Household of Louis VIII 'le Lion' de France, roi de France

He is married to Blanca de Castilla.

They got married on May 23, 1200 at Pont, Eure, Haute Normandile-FR, he was 12 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Blanche Capet  1205-1206
  2. Agnès Capet  1207-1207
  6. Robert Onbekend  1216-1250
  10. Isabelle Capet  1225-1270

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