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Roy Louis Capet, VI, 'the Fat'

Male 1081 - 1137  (56 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Louis Capet 
    Prefix Roy 
    Suffix VI, 'the Fat' 
    Birth 1081 
    Gender Male 
    Prominent People 1108-1137  France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 1 Aug 1137  Chateau Bethizy nr.Paris Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 4 Siblings 
    Person ID I7614  Geneagraphie | Voorouders HW, Ahnen BvS
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2010 

    Father Roy Philippe I Capet,   b. Bef 23 May 1052   d. 29 Jul 1108, Meulan, Aquitaine Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Bertha van Holland,   b. Abt 1058   d. 30 Jul 1093 (Age 35 years) 
    Marriage 1072 
    Divorce 1092 
    Family ID F3443  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Adelaide di Savoya,   b. 1100   d. 18 Nov 1154 (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage Abt Apr 1115  Paris, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Philipp Capet,   b. 29 Aug 1116   d. 13 Oct 1131 (Age 15 years)
    +2. Roy Louis VII Capet, "le Jeune",   b. 1120   d. 18 Sep 1180, Paris, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     3. Erzbischof Henri de Reims,   b. 1121   d. 13 Nov 1175 (Age 54 years)
     4. Hugo Capet,   b. 1122
    +5. Cte. Robert de Dreux, I,   b. Abt 1123, Reims, Marne, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1188, Braine Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    +6. Constanze Capet,   b. Abt 1124   d. Aft 1176 (Age 53 years)
     7. Bishop Philippe Capet,   b. Abt 1125   d. 4 Sep 1161 (Age 36 years)
    +8. Pierre Capet,   b. Abt 1126   d. Bef 10 Apr 1183 (Age 57 years)
    Family ID F3430  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2010 

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    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt Apr 1115 - Paris, Île-de-France, France Link to Google Earth
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    • King of France (1108- 1137).
      Louis VI the Fat was the elder son of Philip I and Bertha of Holland and he was involved in affairs of State by his father in l 100. He succeeded his father in 1108. His reign marked a decisive stage in the strengthening of the Capetian monarchy, in particular as regards its relationship with leading noblemen. Louis VI worked initially to strengthen his authority over the royal estate by combating pillaging lords who were rampaging through the Paris Basin. In this struggle, he received the support of the Church (Abbot Suger was his adviser) and of the people. He was the first Capetian to begin to intervene outside his own lands and become invol­ved in the affairs of certain feudal estates, in particular in the Bourbonnais area (1109), Auvergne (1122, 1126) and Flanders (1128). His longest struggle, howe­ver, was against the most fearsome of all his vassals, Henry I Beauclerk, Duke of Normandy and King of England. He waged war on Henry three times between 1109 and 1 l 24 but without any real success (he was defeated in Bremule in 1119). Intervention on the part of Emperor Henry V in 1123 enabled Louis VI to summon his vassals and repulse danger; this increased his personal prestige. His reign was also marked by a move to release towns from the control of local lords. The king encouraged such action when it was in his interest to do so. In 1129, he began pre­paring his succession and had his elder son, Philip, crowned. On Philip's death in 1131, he had his second son, Louis, crowned in his place. Louis Vl's reign ended with the marriage of his son and heir, Louis, to Eleanor of Aquitaine (1137). This extended the royal estates to the Pyrenees.

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