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Biography of King Louis VIII of France 1187-1226

Paternal Family Tree: Capet

Maternal Family Tree: Matilda Chateau Du Loir Countess Maine

1217 Battle of Sandwich aka Dover

1217 Treaty of Kingston aka Lambeth

On 28th April 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 [his grandfather] Baldwin Flanders V Count Hainault (age 30) and [his grandmother] Margaret Metz Countess Hainault and Flanders. He the son of [his grandfather] Louis VII King Franks (age 60) and [his grandmother] Adèle Blois. They were half third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

On 5th September 1187 King Louis VIII of 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 14th March 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 died from childbirth the day after the birth.

On 15th August 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 [his grandfather] Louis VII King Franks and [his grandmother] Adèle Blois.

Around November 1193 [his father] King Philip II of France (age 28) and [his step-mother] Ingeborg Estridsen Queen Consort France (age 19) marriage annulled on the spurious grounds of her consanguinity with his first wife [his mother] Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France. She was kept, more or less, a prisoner for the remainder of her life being held in difference French castles.

Around July 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 King Louis VIII of France (age 7) as part of peace negotiations with King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 37).

On 7th 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 [his grandfather] Louis VII King Franks and [his grandmother] Adèle Blois.

23rd May 1200 King Louis VIII of 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.

In 1206 Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal (age 20) and [his sister-in-law] Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal (age 18) were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 50) and [his mother-in-law] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 44). He the son of Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal (age 51) and Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal. They were second cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 9th September 1209 [his son] Philip Capet was born to King Louis VIII of 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 26th March 1211 Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal (age 56) died. On 26th March 1211 His son Alfonso (age 25) succeeded II King Portugal. [his sister-in-law] Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal (age 23) by marriage Queen Consort Portugal.

On 26th January 1213 twins [his son] Alphonse Capet and [his son] John Capet were born to King Louis VIII of France (age 25) and [his wife] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 24). Both died the same day. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 25th April 1214 [his son] King Louis IX of France was born to King Louis VIII of France (age 26) and [his wife] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 26). He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 5th October 1214 [his father-in-law] Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 58) died. He was buried at Abbey of Santa Maria la Real de Huelgas [Map]. His son [his brother-in-law] Henry (age 10) succeeded I King Castile.

In 1215 [his brother-in-law] Henry I King Castile (age 10) and Mafalda Burgundy Queen Consort Castile (age 19) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal and Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of [his father-in-law] Alfonso VIII King Castile and [his mother-in-law] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile. They were second cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1216 [his brother-in-law] Henry I King Castile (age 11) and Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Castile (age 25) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of Alfonso IX King Leon (age 44) and Theresa of Portugal Queen Consort Leon (age 40). He the son of [his father-in-law] Alfonso VIII King Castile and [his mother-in-law] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile. They were second cousins. He a 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 25th September 1216 [his son] Robert Capet Count of Artois was born to King Louis VIII of France (age 29) and [his wife] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 28). He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

All About History Books

The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 6th June 1217 [his brother-in-law] Henry I King Castile (age 13) was killed by a tile falling of a roof. He was buried at Abbey of Santa Maria la Real de Huelgas [Map]. His sister [his sister-in-law] Berengaria (age 38) succeeded I Queen Castile.

Battle of Sandwich aka Dover

On 24th August 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 invasion with the Treaty of Kingston aka Lambeth being signed shortly afterwards.

On 31st August 1217 [his sister-in-law] Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile (age 38) Abdicated I King Castile. On 31st August 1217 Her son Ferdinand (age 18) succeeded III King Castile.

Treaty of Kingston aka Lambeth

In September 1217 Treaty of Kingston aka Lambeth was agreed by King Louis VIII of 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 July 1218 [his son] Philip Capet (age 8) died.

On 3rd November 1220 [his sister-in-law] Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal (age 33) died.

On 11th November 1220 [his son] Alphonse Capet Count Poitou II Count Toulose was born to King Louis VIII of 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 14th July 1223 [his father] King Philip II of France (age 57) died. His son Louis (age 35) succeeded VIII King France: Capet. [his wife] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 35) by marriage Queen Consort of France.

On 6th August 1223 King Louis VIII of France (age 35) and [his wife] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 35) were crowned at Reims Cathedral.

On 8th November 1226 King Louis VIII of France (age 39) died. His son [his son] Louis (age 12) succeeded IX King France: Capet.

On 21st March 1227 [his son] King Charles Capet of Sicily was born to King Louis VIII of France and [his former wife] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 39). He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 27th November 1252 [his former wife] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 64) died.

[his son] Etienne Capet was born to King Louis VIII of 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 King Louis VIII of 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 King Louis VIII of France and Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France. She a great granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

All About History Books

The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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[his son] John Capet was born to King Louis VIII of 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 King Louis VIII of France and Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

King Louis VIII of France 1187-1226 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of King Louis VIII of France 1187-1226

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 x 4 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 9 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of King Louis VIII of France 1187-1226

Agnes La Marck Queen Consort Navarre

King Louis IX of France

Blanche Capet Queen Navarre

Charles II King Naples

Joan of Burgundy Queen Consort France

Blanche of Burgundy Queen Consort France

Philip "Noble" III King Navarre

Joan Évreux Queen Consort France

Blanche Dampierre Queen Consort Norway and Sweden

Joan Auvergne Queen Consort France

Mary of Guelders Queen Consort Scotland

Queen Charlotte of Savoy

Louis XII King France

Bianca Maria Sforza Holy Roman Empress

Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile

Germaine Foix Queen Consort Aragon

Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre

King Francis I of France

Anne of Cleves Queen Consort England

Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland

Antoine King Navarre

Louis VI Elector Palatine

Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France

Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria

Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress

Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor

Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain

Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia

Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia

Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal

Victor Amadeus King Sardinia

Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain

Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor

Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor

Francis I Holy Roman Emperor

Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia

King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England

Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway

Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England

Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover

King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark

Frederick William IV King Prussia

William I King Prussia

Frederick VII King Denmark

Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway

Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia

King Edward VII of the United Kingdom

Frederick Charles I King Finland

Constantine I King Greece

Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark

Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain

Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden

Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark

Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh

Carl XVI King Sweden

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Ancestors of King Louis VIII of France 1187-1226

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: King Philip I of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Yaroslav "The Wise" Rurik

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Rurik Queen Consort France

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Louis VI of 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 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

King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders II Count Hainault

Great x 4 Grandmother: Richilde Countess Flanders and 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 3 Grandfather: Conrad Luxemburg Count Luxemburg

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 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 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