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Louis VII (1120 – 18 September 1180), called the Younger, or the Young (French: le Jeune), was King of France from 1137 to 1180. He was the son and successor of King Louis VI (hence the epithet "the Young") and married Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine, one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in western Europe.
- 25 December 1137, Bourges
- Adelaide of Maurienne
Mar 22, 2024 · Louis VII (born c. 1120—died Sept. 18, 1180, Paris) was a Capetian king of France who pursued a long rivalry, marked by recurrent warfare and continuous intrigue, with Henry II of England. In 1131 Louis was anointed as successor to his father, Louis VI, and in 1137 he became the sole ruler
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Learn about the life and reign of Louis VII, the second son of Louis VI and Adelaide of Maurienne, who ruled France from 1137 to 1180. Find out his marriages, his conflicts with Henry II of England, his piety and his patronage of the church and monastic orders.
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Jul 24, 2020 · Learn about the life and reign of Louis VII, the king of France who married Eleanor of Aquitaine and participated in the Second Crusade. Discover how he lost his territory, his wife, and his authority to Henry II of England.
May 18, 2018 · Learn about Louis VII, the sixth Capetian king of France who ruled from 1137 to 1180. He strengthened the royal court, went on the Second Crusade, and divorced Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Louis VII, called the Younger, or the Young, was King of France from 1137 to 1180. He was the son and successor of King Louis VI and married Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine, one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in western Europe. The marriage temporarily extended the Capetian lands to the Pyrenees.
(Λοδόϊκος), king of France (1137–80); born 1120 or 1121, died Paris 18 Sept. 1180. He was a leader of the Second Crusade (1147–49). Taking with him Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine ...
