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Louis VII of France (1120-18 September 1180) was King of France from 1 August 1137 to 18 September 1180, succeeding Louis VI of France and preceding Philip II of France. Louis was born in 1120, the second son of Louis VI of France and Adelaide of Maurienne. His older brother Philip died in 1131...
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
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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.
