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Louis VI of France facts for kids
| Louis VI the Fat | |
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| King of the Franks (more...) | |
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| 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:
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- 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.
- Louis VII (1120 – November 18, 1180), King of France
- Henry (1121–75), archbishop of Reims
- Hugues (born ca 1122)
- Robert (ca 1123 – October 11, 1188), count of Dreux
- Constance (ca 1124 – August 16, 1176), married first Eustace IV, count of Boulogne and then Raymond V of Toulouse.
- Philip (1125–61), bishop of Paris. not to be confused with his elder brother.
- Peter of France (ca 1125–83), married Elizabeth, lady of Courtenay
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Images for kids
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The crowning of Louis VI in Orléans.
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Motte and castle at Gisors.
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Statue of Blessed Charles the Good in the Basilica of the Holy Blood, Bruges.
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Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, with Ruthard, Archbishop of Mainz. Paint on vellum. Parker Library, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
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Epitaph of Louis VI, after 1137, Eglise Abbatiale de Saint Denis, today at Cluny Museum.