Biography of Louis "Lion" VIII King France 1187-1226
Paternal Family Tree: Capet
Maternal Family Tree: Matilda Chateau Du Loir Countess Maine
On 28 Apr 1180 [his father] King Philip II of France (age 14) and [his mother] Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France (age 10) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Baldwin Flanders V Count Hainault (age 30) and Margaret Metz Countess Hainault and Flanders. He the son of Louis VII King Franks (age 60) and Adèle Blois. They were half third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
On 18 Sep 1180 [his grandfather] Louis VII King Franks (age 60) died in Paris [Map]. His son [his father] King Philip II of France (age 15) succeeded II King France: Capet.
On 05 Sep 1187 Louis "Lion" VIII King France was born to King Philip II of France (age 22) and Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France (age 17). He a great x 3 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
On 14 Mar 1190 twin boys Robert Capet and Philip Capet were born to [his father] King Philip II of France (age 24) and [his mother] Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France (age 19). The eldest Robert died the same day, the youngest Philip died three days later. Their mother Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France (age 19) died from childbirth the day after the birth.
On 15 Aug 1193 [his father] King Philip II of France (age 27) and [his step-mother] Ingeborg Estridsen Queen Consort France (age 19) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Valdemar "Great" I King Denmark. He the son of Louis VII King Franks and Adèle Blois. He a great x 2 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
Around Jul 1195 [his father] King Philip II of France (age 29) proposed Eleanor "Fair Maid of Britanny" 4th Countess of Richmond (age 11) marry his son Louis "Lion" VIII King France (age 7) as part of peace negotiations with King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 37).
On 07 May 1196 [his father] King Philip II of France (age 30) and [his step-mother] Agnes Andechs Queen Consort France were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Berthold Andechs Duke Merania and Agnes Rochlitz. He the son of Louis VII King Franks and Adèle Blois. He a great x 2 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
23 May 1200 Louis "Lion" VIII King France (age 12) and Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 12) were married. She the daughter of Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 44) and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 38). He the son of King Philip II of France (age 34) and Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France. They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 09 Sep 1209 [his son] Philip Capet was born to Louis "Lion" VIII King France (age 22) and [his wife] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 21). He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 26 Jan 1213 [his son] John Capet was born to Louis "Lion" VIII King France (age 25) and [his wife] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 24). He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 26 Jan 1213 [his son] Alphonse Capet was born to Louis "Lion" VIII King France (age 25) and [his wife] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 24). He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 26 Jan 1213 [his son] John Capet died.
On 26 Jan 1213 [his son] Alphonse Capet died.
On 25 Apr 1214 [his son] King Louis IX of France was born to Louis "Lion" VIII King France (age 26) and [his wife] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 26). He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1216 Orford Castle, Suffolk [Map] was captured by Prince Louis of France (age 28) who had invaded England in 1216 at the invitation of the English barons who were disillusioned with King John (age 49).
On 25 Sep 1216 [his son] Robert Capet Count of Artois was born to Louis "Lion" VIII King France (age 29) and [his wife] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 28). He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 24 Aug 1217 Hubert de Burgh Count Mortain 1st Earl Kent (age 47) commanded the King's forces at Sandwich, Kent [Map] during the Battle of Sandwich aka Dover. French re-enforcements had left Calais to join with the future Prince Louis's (age 29) forces who were in short supply following the Second Battle of Lincoln. Hubert Burgh's men routed the French ships. The battle marked the end of Prince Louis's (age 29) invasion with the Treaty of Kingston aka Lambeth being signed shortly afterwards.
In Sep 1217 Treaty of Kingston aka Lambeth was agreed by Louis "Lion" VIII King France (age 29) in which he renounced his claim to the English throne, gave an amnesty to English rebels and acknowledged the Channel Islands as being part of the Kingdom of England.
Before Jul 1218 [his son] Philip Capet (age 8) died.
On 11 Nov 1220 [his son] Alphonse Capet Count Poitou II Count Toulose was born to Louis "Lion" VIII King France (age 33) and [his wife] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 32) at Poissy, Yvelines. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 14 Jul 1223 [his father] King Philip II of France (age 57) died. His son Louis "Lion" VIII King France (age 35) succeeded VIII King France: Capet. [his wife] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 35) by marriage Queen Consort of France.
On 06 Aug 1223 Louis "Lion" VIII King France (age 35) and [his wife] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 35) were crowned at Reims Cathedral.
On 08 Nov 1226 Louis "Lion" VIII King France (age 39) died. His son [his son] King Louis IX of France (age 12) succeeded IX King France: Capet.
On 21 Mar 1227 [his son] King Charles Capet of Sicily was born to Louis "Lion" VIII King France and [his former wife] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 39). He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 27 Nov 1252 [his former wife] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 64) died.
[his son] John Capet was born to Louis "Lion" VIII King France and Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
[his son] Philip Dagobert Capet was born to Louis "Lion" VIII King France and Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
[his daughter] Isabel Capet was born to Louis "Lion" VIII King France and Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France. She a great granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
[his son] Etienne Capet was born to Louis "Lion" VIII King France and Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
[his son] Philip Capet was born to Louis "Lion" VIII King France and Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Kings Wessex: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Kings Franks: Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great Grand Son of Louis "Fat" VI King France
Agnes La Marck Queen Consort Navarre x 1
Blanche Capet Queen Navarre x 1
Joan of Burgundy Queen Consort France x 1
Blanche of Burgundy Queen Consort France x 1
Philip "Noble" III King Navarre x 1
Joan Évreux Queen Consort France x 1
Blanche Dampierre Queen Consort Norway and Sweden x 1
Joan Auvergne Queen Consort France x 1
Mary of Guelders Queen Consort Scotland x 1
Charlotte Savoy Queen Consort France x 1
Bianca Maria Sforza Holy Roman Empress x 1
Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile x 2
Germaine Foix Queen Consort Aragon x 1
Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre x 2
Anne of Cleves Queen Consort England x 3
Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland x 3
Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France x 2
Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria x 3
Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress x 3
Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor x 1
Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain x 1
Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia x 1
Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia x 1
Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal x 4
Victor Amadeus King Sardinia x 5
Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain x 3
Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor x 3
Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor x 3
Francis I Holy Roman Emperor x 2
Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia x 2
King George III of Great Britain and Ireland x 3
Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway x 3
Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England x 3
King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark x 6
Frederick VII King Denmark x 9
Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark x 6
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom x 6
Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway x 3
Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia x 18
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom x 18
Frederick Charles I King Finland x 6
Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark x 9
Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain x 18
Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden x 18
Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark x 18
Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh x 18
Carl XVI King Sweden x 36
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "Pious" II King France
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry I of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Arles Queen Consort France
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip "Amorous" I King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Yaroslav "The Wise" Rurik
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Rurik Queen Consort France
Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis "Fat" VI King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Dirk Gerulfing III Count Holland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Floris Gerulfing I Count Holland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Othelindis d Bernard Margrave Nordmark Count Holland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Bertha Gerulfing Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernard II Duke of Saxony
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Billung Countess Holland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eilika Schweinfurt Duchess Saxony
GrandFather: Louis VII King Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Otto Savoy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy II Count Savoy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy
Great x 1 Grandmother: Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Ivrea I Count Burgundy
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ivrea I Count Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Normandy Countess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy
Father: King Philip II of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Odo Blois II Count Blois
Great x 3 Grandfather: Theobald Blois III Count Blois
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermengarde Auvergne Countess Blois
Great x 2 Grandfather: Stephen Blois II Count Blois and Chartres
Great x 4 Grandfather: Herbert "Wakedog" Maine I Count Maine
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gersenda Maine Countess Blois
Great x 1 Grandfather: Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "Magnificent" Normandy I Duke Normandy
Great x 3 Grandfather: King William "Conqueror" I of England -2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Herleva Falaise
Great x 2 Grandmother: Adela Normandy Countess Blois Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin "The Good" V Count Flanders
Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adela Capet Duchess Normandy
GrandMother: Adèle Blois Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois
Louis "Lion" VIII King France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin VI Count Flanders I Count Hainault
Great x 3 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders II Count Hainault
Great x 2 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders III Count Hainault
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Reginar II Count Louvain
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ida Reginar Countess Hainault
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adela Thuringa Countess Louvain
Great x 1 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders IV Count Hainault
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gerald I Count Guelders
Great x 2 Grandmother: Yolande Guelders Countess Hainault
GrandFather: Baldwin Flanders V Count Hainault
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Namur II Count Namur
Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Namur III Count Namur
Great x 4 Grandmother: Regilinda Ardennes Countess Namur
Great x 2 Grandfather: Godfrey Namur I Count Namur
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernard II Duke of Saxony
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ida Billung Countess Namur
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eilika Schweinfurt Duchess Saxony
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Namur Countess Hainault
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ermesinde Luxemburg Countess Namur
Great x 4 Grandfather: William VII Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandmother: Clementia Aquitaine Countess Luxemburg
Mother: Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gerard Metz I Duke Lorraine
Great x 2 Grandfather: Theodoric "Valiant" Metz II Duke Lorraine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Namur II Count Namur
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hedwige Namur Duchess Lorraine
Great x 4 Grandmother: Regilinda Ardennes Countess Namur
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thierry Metz Count Flanders
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin "The Good" V Count Flanders
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert "The Frisian" I Count Flanders
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adela Capet Duchess Normandy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Gertrude Flanders Duchess Lorraine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernard II Duke of Saxony
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Billung Countess Holland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eilika Schweinfurt Duchess Saxony
GrandMother: Margaret Metz Countess Hainault and Flanders
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey "Ferréol" Anjou 2nd Count Gâtinais
Great x 3 Grandfather: Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermengarde Blanche Ingelger Duchess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem
Great x 4 Grandfather: Simon Montfort
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bertrade Montfort Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnès of Normandy
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex and Flanders
Great x 4 Grandfather: Jean de la Flèche La Flèche De Baugency
Great x 3 Grandfather: Elias La Flèche De Baugency I Count Maine
Great x 4 Grandmother: Paula Maine
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ermengarde La Flèche De Baugency Countess Anjou
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gervais II Lord Chateau Du Loir
Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Chateau Du Loir Countess Maine