Louis VIII of France

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Capetian monarch King of France medieval ruler

Louis VIII of France was a 13th-century Capetian king known for his brief reign, military campaigns against the English in France, and efforts to strengthen royal authority.

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Observed surface forms (1)

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Louis VIII 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Capetian monarch ⓘ
King of France ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Louis the Lion ⓘ
birthDate 1187-09-05 ⓘ
birthPlace Paris ⓘ
burialPlace Basilica of Saint-Denis ⓘ
surface form: Saint Denis Basilica
causeOfDeath dysentery ⓘ
child Alphonse, Count of Poitiers ⓘ
Charles I of Anjou ⓘ
Louis IX of France ⓘ
Robert I, Count of Artois ⓘ
claimedTitle King of England ⓘ
coronationDate 1223-08-06 ⓘ
coronationPlace Reims Cathedral ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France ⓘ
deathDate 1226-11-08 ⓘ
deathPlace Château de Montpensier ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
father Philip II of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName Louis VIII of France self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Louis VIII
house Capetian dynasty ⓘ
surface form: House of Capet
militaryConflict Albigensian Crusade ⓘ
Anglo-French wars of the 12th and 13th centuries ⓘ
surface form: Anglo-French War (1213–1214)

French invasion of England (1216–1217) ⓘ
monarchOf Kingdom of France ⓘ
mother Isabella of Hainaut ⓘ
nobleFamily Capetian dynasty ⓘ
notableFor brief reign ⓘ
campaigns against the English in France ⓘ
expansion of royal domain in southern France ⓘ
opponent Henry III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
John, King of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse ⓘ
policy reduction of English power in France ⓘ
strengthening royal authority in Languedoc ⓘ
predecessor Philip II of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
regnalName Louis VIII of France self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Louis VIII
reignEnd 1226-11-08 ⓘ
reignStart 1223-07-14 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
signedDocument Treaty of Paris (1229) ⓘ
surface form: Treaty of Paris (1229) precursor agreements
spouse Blanche of Castile ⓘ
successor Louis IX of France ⓘ
supportedBy Blanche of Castile ⓘ
title Count of Artois ⓘ
Dauphin of France ⓘ
King of France ⓘ
yearOfCoronation 1223 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

French Capetian forces → allegiance → Louis VIII of France ⓘ
Alexander II of Scotland → ally → Louis VIII of France ⓘ
Prince Louis of France → alsoKnownAs → Louis VIII of France ⓘ
French Capetian forces → associatedRuler → Louis VIII of France ⓘ
Philip II of France → child → Louis VIII of France ⓘ
French Capetian forces → commandedBy → Louis VIII of France ⓘ
Charles I of Anjou → father → Louis VIII of France ⓘ
Louis IX of France → father → Louis VIII of France ⓘ
Louis VIII of France → fullName → Louis VIII of France self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis VIII
Albigensian Crusade → notableCommander → Louis VIII of France ⓘ
Louis IX of France → predecessor → Louis VIII of France ⓘ
Louis VIII of France → regnalName → Louis VIII of France self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis VIII
Philip II of France → successor → Louis VIII of France ⓘ