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Louis VIII (Capet), King of France

Louis VIII (Capet), King of France

Male 1187 - 1226  (39 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Louis VIII (Capet), King of FranceLouis VIII (Capet), King of France was born in 1187; died in 1226.

    Louis married Blanche (Ivrea), of Castile in 1200. Blanche (daughter of Alfonso VIII (Ivrea), King of Castile and Eleanor (Plantagenet)) was born in 1188; died in 1252. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Saint Louis IX (Capet), King of France  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1215; died in 1270.
    2. 3. Robert I (Capet), Count of Artois  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1216; died in 1250.
    3. 4. John (Capet), Count of Anjou and Maine  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1219; died circa 1226.
    4. 5. Alphonso (Capet), Count of Poitou and Toulouse  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1220; died in 1271.
    5. 6. Charles I (Capet), King of Naples  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1226; died in 1285.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Saint Louis IX (Capet), King of FranceSaint Louis IX (Capet), King of France Descendancy chart to this point (1.Louis1) was born in 1215; died in 1270.

  2. 3.  Robert I (Capet), Count of ArtoisRobert I (Capet), Count of Artois Descendancy chart to this point (1.Louis1) was born in 1216; died in 1250.

    Robert married Matilda (Reginar), of Brabant in 1237. Matilda (daughter of Henry II (Reginar), Duke of Brabant) died in 1288. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Blanche (Capet), of Artois  Descendancy chart to this point died on 2 May 1302.

  3. 4.  John (Capet), Count of Anjou and Maine Descendancy chart to this point (1.Louis1) was born in 1219; died circa 1226.

  4. 5.  Alphonso (Capet), Count of Poitou and ToulouseAlphonso (Capet), Count of Poitou and Toulouse Descendancy chart to this point (1.Louis1) was born in 1220; died in 1271.

    Alphonso married Joan (Toulouse), of Toulouse in 1241. Joan (daughter of Raymond VII (Toulouse), Count of Toulouse) was born in 1220; died in 1271. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Charles I (Capet), King of Naples Descendancy chart to this point (1.Louis1) was born in 1226; died in 1285.

    Charles married Beatrice (Barcelona), of Provence in 1246. Beatrice (daughter of Raymond Berengar IV (Barcelona), Count of Provence) was born in 1234; died in 1267. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Charles married Margaret (Capet), of Burgundy in 1268. Margaret was born in 1248; died in 1308. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Blanche (Capet), of Artois Descendancy chart to this point (3.Robert2, 1.Louis1) died on 2 May 1302.

    Family/Spouse: Henry I (Blois), King of Navarre. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Blanche married Edmund (Plantagenet), 1st Earl of Lancaster, Leicester, and Derby, King of Sicily in to 3 Feb. 1275/76. Edmund (son of Henry III (Plantagenet), King of England and Eleanor (Barcelona), of Provence) was born on 16 Jan. 1245; died on 5 June 1296. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Thomas (Plantagenet), 2nd Earl of Lancaster  Descendancy chart to this point was born circa 1278; died on 22 March 1322.
    2. 9. Henry (Plantagenet), 3rd Earl of Lancaster and of Leicester, Count of Provence  Descendancy chart to this point was born circa 1281; died on 22 Sept. 1345; was buried in North Side of the High Altar, Newark Abbey, Leicester, Leicestershire, England.
    3. 10. John (Plantagenet), Lord of Beaufort  Descendancy chart to this point died before 1327.
    4. 11. unknown (Plantagenet)  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Thomas (Plantagenet), 2nd Earl of Lancaster Descendancy chart to this point (7.Blanche3, 3.Robert2, 1.Louis1) was born circa 1278; died on 22 March 1322.

    Thomas married Alice Lacy before 28 Oct. 1294. Alice (daughter of Henry (Lacy), Earl of Lincoln) died on 2 Oct. 1348. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Henry (Plantagenet), 3rd Earl of Lancaster and of Leicester, Count of ProvenceHenry (Plantagenet), 3rd Earl of Lancaster and of Leicester, Count of Provence Descendancy chart to this point (7.Blanche3, 3.Robert2, 1.Louis1) was born circa 1281; died on 22 Sept. 1345; was buried in North Side of the High Altar, Newark Abbey, Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

    Henry married Maud Chaworth before 2 March 1296/97. Maud (daughter of Sir Patrick de Chaworth and Lady Isabel Beauchamp) died between 19 Feb. 1317 and 3 Dec. 1322; was buried in Mottisfont Priory, Mottisfont, Hampshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Henry (Plantagenet), 1st Duke of Lancaster  Descendancy chart to this point was born circa 1299; died on 13 March 1361.
    2. 13. Lady Blanche (Plantagenet), of Lancaster  Descendancy chart to this point died on 10 July 1380.
    3. 14. Lady Maud (Plantagenet), of Lancaster  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 15. Lady Joan (Plantagenet), of Lancaster  Descendancy chart to this point died after 1345.
    5. 16. Lady Isabel (Plantagenet), of Lancaster, Prioress of Am(br)esbury  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 17. Lady Eleanor (Plantagenet), of Lancaster  Descendancy chart to this point died on 11 Jan. 1372.
    7. 18. Lady Mary (Plantagenet), of Lancaster  Descendancy chart to this point died on 1 Sept. 1362; was buried in Alnwick, Northumberland, England.

    Family/Spouse: Alix de Joinville. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 10.  John (Plantagenet), Lord of Beaufort Descendancy chart to this point (7.Blanche3, 3.Robert2, 1.Louis1) died before 1327.

  4. 11.  unknown (Plantagenet) Descendancy chart to this point (7.Blanche3, 3.Robert2, 1.Louis1)


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