Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
NameLouis VI le Gros
Birth1 Dec 1081, Paris, Seine, Ile De France, Royaume de France
Death1 Aug 1137, Bethisy-Saint-Pierre, Picardie, Francia
OccupationRoi De Saint-Denis, Konig Von Der Franken
FatherPhilip I Le Amour (1052-1108)
MotherBertha of Frisia (~1055-1093)
Spouses
Birth1092
Death18 Nov 1154
FatherUmberto II, the Fat (Herbert II) (~1065-1103)
MotherGisela de Bourgogne
ChildrenLouis VII le Jeune (1120-1180)
Robert I de Dreux (1123-1188)
Pierre I de Courtenay (Peter) (1126-1183)
Notes for Louis VI le Gros
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_VI_of_France
French Royalty. Born in Paris, Louis was the only son and heir of King Philip I and his wife Bertha of Holland. He was called "The Fat" for obvious reasons. Due to his father's failing health, Louis held the reigns of power long before Philip's death on 29 July 1108. Much of his 29-year reign was spent fighting French barons over the crown lands, or the English King Henry I over the possession of Normandy. Louis married Lucienne de Rochefort in 1104, and they had one daughter, Isabelle. Louis had the marriage annulled three years later. He then married Adelaide de Maurienne, a princess of Savoy, on 3 August 1115. They had eight children. Louis was the first of the Capetian dynasty rulers to make lasting inroads toward centralizing royal power in France. He died of dysentery at the castle of Bethisy-Saint-Pierre at the age of 55. He was succeeded by his son Louis , who was better suited to, and intended for, a monastic life rather than the throne.
French Royalty. Born in Paris, Louis was the only son and heir of King Philip I and his wife Bertha of Holland. He was called "The Fat" for obvious reasons. Due to his father's failing health, Louis held the reigns of power long before Philip's death on 29 July 1108. Much of his 29-year reign was spent fighting French barons over the crown lands, or the English King Henry I over the possession of Normandy. Louis married Lucienne de Rochefort in 1104, and they had one daughter, Isabelle. Louis had the marriage annulled three years later. He then married Adelaide de Maurienne, a princess of Savoy, on 3 August 1115. They had eight children. Louis was the first of the Capetian dynasty rulers to make lasting inroads toward centralizing royal power in France. He died of dysentery at the castle of Bethisy-Saint-Pierre at the age of 55. He was succeeded by his son Louis , who was better suited to, and intended for, a monastic life rather than the throne.