King Louis VIII of France

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:birth_date 1187-09-05
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Basilica_of_Saint-Denis
gptkbp:children gptkb:Louis_IX_of_France
gptkb:Philip_I_of_France
gptkb:Charles_of_Anjou
gptkb:Robert_of_France
gptkb:John_of_France
gptkb:Alphonse_of_France
gptkbp:death_date 1226-11-08
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Capetian_dynasty
gptkbp:father gptkb:Philip_II_of_France
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Louis VIII of France
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Isabella_of_Hainaut
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Louis_the_Lion
gptkbp:post_war_career gptkb:Albigensian_Crusade
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Philip_II_of_France
gptkbp:reign_end 1226
gptkbp:reign_start 1223
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Battle_of_Saintes
gptkb:Battle_of_Taillebourg
gptkb:Siege_of_Avignon
gptkb:Cultural_patronage
gptkb:Marriage_to_Blanche_of_Castile
gptkb:Coronation_at_Reims
gptkb:Battle_of_La_Roche-Derrien
gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_1259
Military reforms
Legal reforms
Support of the Church
Promotion of trade and commerce
Ascension to the throne
Expansion of French territory
Conflict with the English crown
Strengthening of the French monarchy
Diplomatic relations with other kingdoms
Conquest of Poitou
Establishment of the royal authority
Campaign in the Holy Land
Campaign in Normandy
Historical significance in French history
Influence on future French kings
War against England
Campaign in Aquitaine
Campaign in Languedoc
Campaign in Provence
Death in 1226
Legacy of Louis VIII
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Blanche_of_Castile
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Louis_IX_of_France
gptkbp:title gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King_Louis_IX_of_France
gptkb:Joan_I_of_Navarre
gptkb:Charles
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5