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  2. Louis VIII of France - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Louis VII of France - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. Siege of Avignon (1226) - Wikipedia

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    By Jean Fouquet, 15th century. / 43.95; 4.8075. The siege of Avignon was the principal military action of the Albigensian Crusade of 1226. King Louis VIII of France besieged the town of Avignon, which lay within the Holy Roman Empire, from 10 June until 9 September, when it surrendered on terms.

  5. Blanche of Castile - Wikipedia

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    Mother. Eleanor of England. Blanche of Castile (Spanish: Blanca de Castilla; 4 March 1188 – 27 November 1252) was Queen of France by marriage to Louis VIII. She acted as regent twice during the reign of her son, Louis IX: during his minority from 1226 until 1234, and during his absence from 1248 until 1252.

  6. Coronation of the French monarch - Wikipedia

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    Coronation of Louis VIII and Blanche at Reims in 1223; a miniature from the Grandes Chroniques de France, c. 1450. The accession of the King of France to the royal throne was legitimized by a ceremony performed with the Crown of Charlemagne at the Reims Cathedral. In late medieval and early modern times, the new king did not need to be anointed ...

  7. Family tree of French monarchs (simplified) - Wikipedia

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    Louis VIII 1187–1226 King of France r. 1223–1226: Louis IX 1214–1270 King of France r. 1226–1270 House of Bourbon: Philip III 1245–1285 King of France r. 1270–1285: Robert 1256–1317 Count of Clermont House of Valois: Philip IV 1268–1314 King of France r. 1285–1314: Charles 1270–1325 Count of Valois: Louis I 1279–1341 1st ...

  8. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt - Wikipedia

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    Louis VIII (German: Ludwig; 5 April 1691 – 17 October 1768) was the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1739 to 1768. He was the son of Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Margravine Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach .

  9. Louis IX of France - Wikipedia

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    Louis IX (25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), also known as Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death in 1270. He is widely recognized as the most distinguished of the Direct Capetians. Following the death of his father, Louis VIII, he was crowned in Reims at the age of 12. His mother, Blanche of Castile, effectively ruled the ...