1187 - 1226 (39 years)| Name | Louis Capet [1] | |
| Title | King of France | |
| Suffix | VIII | |
| Birth | 5 Sep 1187 | Paris, Île-de-France, France  [1] |
| Gender | Male | |
| Death | 8 Nov 1226 | Montpensier, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France [1] |
| Person ID | I8646 | A Tree Called Smith |
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |
| Father | King of France Philip Capet, II, b. 21 Aug 1165, Gonesse, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France d. 14 Jul 1223, Mantes, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France (Age 57 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Isabelle de Hainault, b. 5 Apr 1170, Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France d. 15 Mar 1190, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 19 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F2738 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Blanca Alphonsa, b. 4 Mar 1188, Valencia, Pais Valenciano, Spain d. 27 Nov 1252, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 64 years) | |||
| Marriage | 23 May 1200 | Eure, Haute-Normandie, France [1] |
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| Family ID | F2984 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |||
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| Old World | | _Louis "le lion" Capet Louis VIII (5 Sep 1187 – 8 Nov 1226), nicknamed The Lion, was King of France from 1223 to 1226. As prince, he invaded England on 21 May 1216 and was excommunicated by a papal legate on 29 May 1216. On 2 June 1216, Louis was proclaimed "King of England" by rebellious barons in London, though never crowned. He soon seized half the English kingdom… |
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