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Louis VI of France

king of the Franks from 1108 to 1137

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Louis VI of France

king of the Franks from 1108 to 1137

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Louis VI, called the Fat or the Fighter, reigned as King of the Franks from 1108 to 1137. Like his father Philip I, Louis made a lasting contribution to centralizing the institutions of royal power. He spent much of his twenty-nine-year reign fighting – either against the "robber barons" who plagued the Île-de-France, or against Henry I of England for the English continental possessions in Normandy. Nonetheless, Louis VI managed to reinforce his influence considerably, often resorting to force to bring lawless knights to justice, and was the first member of the House of Capet to issue ordonnances applying to the whole of the kingdom of France.

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Occupation: monarch
Position held: king of Franks
Citizenship: France
Born: December 1, 1081, 1081
Died: August 1, 1137, 1137

Family

Lucienne of Rochefortspouse Adelaide of Mauriennespouse Louis VII of Francechild Philip of Francechild Henry of France, Archbishop of Reimschild Robert I, Count of Dreuxchild Constance of France, Countess of Toulousechild Philip of France, Archdeacon of Parischild Peter I of Courtenaychild Isabelle de Francechild Philip I of Francefather Bertha of Hollandmother

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Louis VI, called the Fat or the Fighter, reigned as King of the Franks from 1108 to 1137. Like his father Philip I, Louis made a lasting contribution to centralizing the institutions of royal power. He spent much of his twenty-nine-year reign fighting – either against the "robber barons" who plagued the Île-de-France, or against Henry I of England for the English continental possessions in Normandy. Nonetheless, Louis VI managed to reinforce his influence considerably, often resorting to force to bring lawless knights to justice, and was the first member of the House of Capet to issue ordonnances applying to the whole of the kingdom of France.

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Occupation: monarch
Position held: king of Franks
Citizenship: France
Born: December 1, 1081, 1081
Died: August 1, 1137, 1137

Family

Lucienne of Rochefortspouse Adelaide of Mauriennespouse Louis VII of Francechild Philip of Francechild Henry of France, Archbishop of Reimschild Robert I, Count of Dreuxchild Constance of France, Countess of Toulousechild Philip of France, Archdeacon of Parischild Peter I of Courtenaychild Isabelle de Francechild Philip I of Francefather Bertha of Hollandmother