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Louis VI the Fat
Quick facts for kidsLouis VI the Fat
	King of the Franks (more...)
Reign	29 July 1108 – 1 August 1137
Coronation	3 August 1108, Cathedral Ste Croix, Orléans
Born	1 December 1081
Birthplace	Paris, France
Died	1 August 1137 (aged 55)
Place of death	Béthisy-Saint-Pierre, France
Buried	Saint Denis Basilica, Paris, France
Predecessor	Philip I
Successor	Louis VII
Consort	Lucienne de Rochefort; Adélaide de Maurienne (1092–1154)
Children	Philip, Rex Filius (1116–1131); Louis VII (1120–1180); Henry, Archbishop of Reims (1121–1165); Robert, Count of Dreux (c.1123–1188); Constance, Countess of Toulouse (c.1124–1176); Philip, Archdeacon of Paris (1125–1161); Peter, Lord of Courtenay (d. Bet. 1179-1183) (c.1125–1183)
Royal House	House of Capet
Father	Philip I (23 May 1052 – 29 July 1108)
Mother	Bertha of Holland (c.1055-1094)

Louis VI (1 December 1081 – 1 August 1137), called the Fat (French: le Gros), was King of France from 1108 until his death (1137).

Marriages and children

He married in 1104: 1) Lucienne de Rochefort — the marriage was cancelled.

Their child:
- 1) Isabelle (c.1105 – before 1175), married (ca 1119) William of Vermandois, seigneur of Chaumont

He married in 1115: 2) Adélaide de Maurienne (1092–1154)

Their children:
- 1. Philip (1116 – October 13, 1131), King of France (1129–31), not to be confused with his brother of the same name; died from a fall from a horse.
  2. Louis VII (1120 – November 18, 1180), King of France
  3. Henry (1121–75), archbishop of Reims
  4. Hugues (born ca 1122)
  5. Robert (ca 1123 – October 11, 1188), count of Dreux
  6. Constance (ca 1124 – August 16, 1176), married first Eustace IV, count of Boulogne and then Raymond V of Toulouse.
  7. Philip (1125–61), bishop of Paris. not to be confused with his elder brother.
  8. Peter of France (ca 1125–83), married Elizabeth, lady of Courtenay

The crowning of Louis VI in Orléans.
Motte and castle at Gisors.
Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, with Ruthard, Archbishop of Mainz. Paint on vellum. Parker Library, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
Epitaph of Louis VI from the Basilica of St Denis, now at Cluny Museum