Ancestors of Louis VIII * "The Lion" ...King of France

Louis VIII * "The Lion" ...King of France
(1187-1226)

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Spouses/Children:
Blanche * of Castile

Robert I * d' Artois ...Count of Artois+

Louis VIII * "The Lion" ...King of France

Born: 5 Sep 1187, Paris, Seine, France
Marriage: Blanche * of Castile on 23 May 1200 in Bapaume, near Pont-Audemer, Normandy, France
Died: 8 Nov 1226, Montpensier, Auvergne, France at age 39

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: King of France, 1223-1226.

Louis married Blanche * of Castile, daughter of Alfonso VIII * ....King of Castile and Eleanor * Plantagenet ....Queen of Castile, on 23 May 1200 in Bapaume, near Pont-Audemer, Normandy, France. (Blanche * of Castile was born on 4 Mar 1187-1188 in Palencia, Castile, Spain and died on 30 Nov 1253 in Palais du Louvre, Paris, Seine, France.)