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LOUIS VII, KING OF FRANCE Reigned from 1137 to 1180; b. 1120. The second son of louis vi and Adelaide of Maurienne, Louis's education at the cathedral school in Paris prepared him for an ecclesiastical career; however, upon the death of his brother, Philip, in 1131, he became heir to the French throne to which he succeeded in 1137.
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May 18, 2018 · Louis VII (ca. 1120-1180) was king of France from 1137 to 1180. He strengthened the authority of the royal court, went on the Second Crusade, and repelled the aggressions of Henry II of England. Sixth Capetian king of France, Louis VII succeeded his father, Louis VI, in 1137.
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.
May 30, 2020 · 30 May 2020. PDF. Split View. Cite. Permissions. Share. Issue Section: Book Reviews. As Michael L. Bardot and Laurence W. Marvin, the editors of this collection of papers, point out, Louis VII has simply not received his due from historians. Louis had a long reign, from 1137 to 1180.
Louis VII ( c. 1120 — 18 September 1180) nicknamed the Young or the Younger ( French: le Jeune) was the King of France from 1137 until his death in 1180. He was the second son of King Louis VI of France and his second wife, Adélaide de Maurienne.
Louis VII (1120 – 18 September 1180), called the Younger, or the Young (French: le Jeune), was King of the Franks 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
Louis VII (Louis the Young), c.1120–1180, king of France (1137–80), son and successor of King Louis VI. Before his accession he married Eleanor of Aquitaine. A controversy with Pope Innocent II over Louis's refusal to accept the papal appointee to.
