LV
Louis VII of France
d. 1180
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1180
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About
Louis VII (1120-1180), King of France, led the Second Crusade to the Holy Land and lived one of the century's great political dramas: his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine was annulled in 1152, whereupon she married Henry II of England and took half of France with her. Pious, mild and often outmanoeuvred, he nonetheless kept the crown's dignity intact for his son Philip Augustus to exploit. We descend from him through his daughter Alys.
Research notes
LOUIS VII, King of FRANCE (1120-1180); father of Alys (our line). Standard documented medieval genealogy per the cited authorities; contested/legendary rungs note-only, not hardened.