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Louis VI (c.1081 – 1 August 1137), called the Fat (French: le Gros) or the Fighter (French: le Batailleur), was King of the Franks from 1108 to 1137, the fifth from the House of Capet. Chronicles called him “roi de Saint-Denis”. Louis VI Louis was the first member of his house to make a lasting […]
Kings of the Franks, of West Francia and of France: Louis the Pious (778–840), son of Charlemagne, counted as Louis I. Louis the Stammerer (846–879), son of Charles the Bald, counted as Louis II. Louis III of France (863/865–882) Louis IV of France (920/921–954), called Louis d'Outremer. Louis V of France (c.966/967–987), called Louis ...
Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great ( Louis le Grand) or the Sun King ( le Roi Soleil ), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any sovereign. [1] [a] Although Louis XIV's France was emblematic of the Age ...
Jan 26, 1996 · The efforts of King Louis VI (1108-1137) to revive French royal power were recounted by his minister Abbot Suger. The young hero, Prince Louis, gay, gracious, and so friendly to all that he passed with some for a person of no force, had hardly come to man's estate when he proved himself an illustrious and courageous defender of his father's realm.
Apr 28, 2023 · Louis V ruled for a year as the last Carolingian monarch of West Francia. His early death meant the end of that dynasty and the rise of the Capetians. Louis IV and Louis V brought the name down into the mud and it took over 100 years for another king to be named Louis. Louis VI became king at a low point in the French monarchy’s power.
Louis VII was the eldest son of Louis VI. Shortly before his death, Louis VI arranged for his son’s marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine. By this marriage southwest France was added to the domains of the new French king. Unfortunately Louis, who was very religious and prone to be jealous, soon discovered that his beautiful queen was a capricious ...
Jan 4, 2024 · Louis VII (1120 – 18 September 1180) was a Capetian King of the Franks from 1137 until his death. He was the son and successor of King Louis VI of France , hence his nickname, and married Eleanor of Aquitaine , one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in western Europe.
