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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.
- 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 at his father’s death.
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Jul 24, 2020 · Louis VII of France. July 24, 2020 Leave a comment. c. 1120 – September 18, 1180. Louis VII of France was born around 1120 as the son of King Louis VI of France. As the king’s second son, Prince Louis was initially destined for a church career. However, after his elder brother, Philip, died in 1131, Louis became his father’s new heir.
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.
Louis VII then crowned his eldest son, Philip, at the ‘Rheims Cathedral’ in November 1179, according to Capetian tradition. Philip took to the throne as the joint king of France, Philip II, or Philip Augustus. He then took over as the sole ruler of his kingdom after the death of Louis VII in 1180.
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Louis VII the Younger (French: Louis VII le Jeune) (1120 – September 18, 1180) was King of France from 1137 to 1180. Biography. A member of the Capetian Dynasty, Louis VII was born in 1120, the second son of Louis VI of France and Adélaide of Maurienne (c. 1100–1154). Construction began on Notre-Dame de Paris in Paris during his reign.
May 18, 2018 · Louis VII. 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 was a devout king with a passion for justice ...
