Louis VIII, King of France

1187 - 1226  (39 years)

• Name	Louis VIII
  	House of Capet
  Nickname	the Lion
  Birth	5 Sep 1187	Paris, Île-de-France, France   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  	The Birth of Louis VIII
  Crowned	1223 (35 years)  [1]
  He was crowned the King of France in 1223.
  Reign	From 1223 to 1226 (35 years)  [1]
  King of France (House of Capet)
  Death	8 Nov 1226	Château de Montpensier, Montpensier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Burial	Aft 8 Nov 1226	Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France   [1]
  Half siblings	1 half sister (family of Philip II and Agnes of Merania )
  + 1. Marie of France,   b. 1198   d. 15 Aug 1224  (Age 26 years) ▻ Philip I of Namur, Margrave of Namur,  m. 1211 ;   Henry I, Duke of Brabant,  m. 22 Apr 1213
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Charibert   d. After 636  (17 x Great Grandfather)  Mathildis  (5 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2961	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Philip II, King of France,   b. 21 Aug 1165, Gonesse, Île-de-France, France d. 14 Jul 1223, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Isabella of Hainaut,   b. Apr 1170, Valenciennes, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France d. 15 Mar 1190, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 19 years)
  Family ID	F2348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Blanche of Castile, Princess of Castile, Queen of France,   b. 4 Mar 1188, Palencia, Castile and León, Spain d. 27 Nov 1252, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	23 May 1200	Bapaume, Hauts-de-France, France   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  	Marriage of the King Louis VIII and Blanch of Castile
  Age at Marriage	He : 12 years and 8 months - She : 12 years and 2 months.
  Information	They were married in the Abby of Port-Mort, which I have not located.  [1]
  Children	3 sons
  +   1. Saint Louis IX, King of France,   b. 25 Apr 1215, Poissy, Île-de-France, France d. 25 Aug 1270, near Tunis (Age 55 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Margerite of Provence  m. 27 May 1234 +   2. Charles I, King of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem,   b. 1220   d. 7 Jan 1285, Foggia, Apulia, Italy (Age 65 years) ▻ Beatrix of Provence, Countess of Provence  m. 31 Jan 1246 +   3. Robert I, Count of Artois,   b. Sep 1216   d. 9 Feb 1250, Mansoura, Egypt (Age 33 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Matilda of Brabant  m. 14 Jun 1237
  Family ID	F2278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Louis VIII, King of France(1187 – 1226) 2Philip II, King of France(1165 – 1223) 4Louis VII, King of France(1120 – 1180) 8Louis VI, King of France(1081 – 1137) 16Philip I, King of France(1052 – 1108) 17Bertha of Holland(1055 – 1093) 9Adelaide of Maurienne(1092 – 1154) 18Humbert II, Count of Maurienne and Savoy(1070 – 1133) 19Gisela de Bourgogne(1070 – 1133) 5Adelaide of Blois(1140 – 1206) 10Theobald IV, Count of Blois and Champagne(1090 – 1152) 20Stephen III, Count of Blois(1046 – 1102) 21Adele of Normandy, Princess of England(1062 – 8 Mar 1137/38) 11Mathilda von Sponheim( – 1161) 22Engelbert II von Sponheim, Governor of St. Paul, Duke of Carinthia( – 1141) 23Uta von Passau( – date unknown) 3Isabella of Hainaut(1170 – 1190) 6Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut and Namur(1150 – 1195) 12Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut(1099 – 1171) 24Baldwin III, Count of Hainaut(1088 – 1120) 25Yolande of Guelders 13Alice de Namur(1115 – 1169) 26Godfrey, Count of Dagsburg and Namur(1067 – 1139) 27Ermesinde of Luxemburg(1075 – 1143) 7Marguerite of Lorraine(1148 – 1194) 14Dietrich von Lothringen II, Count of Alsace and Flanders(1101 – 1166) 28Dietrich II, Duke of Upper Lorraine(1060 – 1115) 29Gertrude of Flanders(Abt 1070 – 1126) 15Sybil of Anjou(1112 – 1165) 30Fulk V, King of Jerusalem, Count of Anjou(1092 – 1143) 31Ermenbourg of Maine( – 1126)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 Sep 1187 - Paris, Île-de-France, France Marriage - 23 May 1200 - Bapaume, Hauts-de-France, France Death - 8 Nov 1226 - Château de Montpensier, Montpensier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Burial - Aft 8 Nov 1226 - Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Louis VIII the Lion

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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