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Louis VIII (5 September 1187 – 8 November 1226), nicknamed The Lion (French: Le Lion), was King of France from 1223 to 1226. As 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, though never crowned. He soon seized half the English kingdom but was eventually ...
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.
When Louis VIII of France was born on 5 September 1187, in Paris, Île-de-France, France, his father, Philip II of France, was 22 and his mother, Isabelle De Hainaut Reine des Francs, was 17. He married Blanche de Castille Reine de France on 23 May 1200, in Port-Mort, Eure, Upper Normandy, France.
Louis VIII the Lion (5 September 1187 – 8 November 1226) reigned as King of France from 1223 to 1226. He was a member of the House of Capet. Louis VIII was born in Paris, France, the son of Philip II Augustus and Isabelle of Hainaut. He was also Count of Artois, inheriting the county from his mother, from 1190–1226.
Adelaide of Maurienne. 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.
When Louis VIII Roi De France was born on 5 September 1187, in Poissy, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, his father, Philippe II Auguste Capet Roi De France, was 22 and his mother, Isabelle de Hainaut, was 17. He married Reina Blanca de France on 23 May 1200, in Pont-Audemer, Eure, Upper Normandy, France. They were the parents of at least 11 ...
The First Barons' War (1215–1217) was a civil war in the Kingdom of England in which a group of rebellious major landowners (commonly referred to as barons) led by Robert Fitzwalter waged war against King John of England. The conflict resulted from King John's disastrous wars against King Philip II of France, which led to the collapse of the ...
