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Louis was born in 1120, [1] the second son of Louis VI of France and Adelaide of Maurienne. [2] The early education of the young Louis anticipated an ecclesiastical career. As a result, he became well learned and exceptionally devout, but his life course changed decisively after the accidental death of his older brother Philip in 1131, when Louis unexpectedly became the heir to the throne of ...
Margaret was the eldest daughter of Louis VII of France by his second wife Constance of Castile. [1] Her older half-sisters, Marie and Alix, were also older half-sisters of her future husband. She was betrothed to Henry the Young King on 2 November 1160. Henry was the second son of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was five ...
France, Aquitaine and Poitiers in 1154 with the expansion of the Plantagenet lands. Eleanor's life can be considered as consisting of five distinct phases. Her early life extending to adolescence (1124–1137), marriage to Louis VII and Queen of France (1137–1152), marriage to Henry II and Queen of England (1152–1173), imprisonment to Henry's death (1173–1189) and as a widow till her ...
Louis VII of France. Mother. Constance of Castile. Alys of France, Countess of Vexin (4 October 1160 – c. 1218–1220), known in English as "Alice", was a French princess, initially betrothed to Richard I of England. Her engagement was broken in 1190, through negotiations between Richard and her half-brother Philip Augustus of France.
Isabella of Hainault. Louis VIII (5 September 1187 – 8 November 1226), nicknamed The Lion (French: Le Lion), [a] was King of France from 1223 to 1226. As a 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 ...
Dagobert III 699–715King of the Franksr.711–715. Charles Martel c.688–741Mayor of the Palace. Theuderic IV c.712– c.737King of the Franksr.721–737. Pepin the Shortc.714–768King of the Franksr.751–768. Childeric III is son of either Chilperic II or Theuderic IV. Childeric III c.717– c.754King of the Franksr.743–751.
When Louis VII's second wife, Constance of Castile, died in childbirth in 1160, he was devastated and became convinced that he would die young as well, fearing that the country would fall into chaos as he had no male heir. As he was desperate for a son, King Louis married 20-year-old Adela of Champagne five weeks later, on 13 November 1160.
Raymond of Poitiers welcoming Louis VII in Antioch. Raymond of Poitiers (c. 1105 – 29 June 1149) was Prince of Antioch from 1136 to 1149. He was the younger son of William IX, Duke of Aquitaine, [1] and his wife Philippa, Countess of Toulouse, born in the very year that his father the Duke began his infamous liaison with Dangereuse de Chatelherault.