Sep 5, 1187 – King Louis VIII, “the Lion” CAPET was born in Paris, Seine, France. He was the son of Philip II “Augustus” and Isabelle of Hainaut from whom he inherited the County of Artois. While he was dauphin he invaded England and won the support of many English barons in King John’s final debacle. He eventually controlled over half of England. On the brink of success, King John died and many of the barons deserted Louis in favor of the 9-year old who would now be known as King Henry III. At the age of 12 he married Blanche of Castile in the year 1200. They had 13 children: 1. Unnamed daughter [Blanche?] (1205 - died soon after). 2. Philip (9 September 1209 – before July 1218), betrothed in July 1215 to Agnes of Donzy. 3. Alphonse (b. and d. Lorrez-le-Bocage, 26 January 1213), twin of John. 4. John (b. and d. Lorrez-le-Bocage, 26 January 1213), twin of Alphonse. 5. Louis IX (Poissy, 25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270, Tunis), King of France as successor to his father. 6. Robert (25 September 1216 – 9 February 1250, killed in battle, Manssurah, Egypt), Count of Artois. 7. Philip (20 February 1218 - 1220). 8. John (21 July 1219 - 1232), Count of Anjou and Maine; betrothed in March 1227 to Yolande of Brittany. 9. Alphonse (Poissy, 11 November 1220 – 21 August 1271, Corneto), Count of Poitou and Auvergne, and by marriage, of Toulouse. 10. Philip Dagobert (20 February 1222 - 1232). 11. Isabelle (March 1224 – 23 February 1270). 12. Etienne (end 1225 - early 1227). 13. Charles (posthumously 21 March 1227 – 7 January 1285), Count of Anjou and Maine, by marriage Count of Provence and Folcalquier, and King of Sicily. Alan Harding (1993), England in the Thirteenth Century (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), p. 10. According to LHistoire de Guillaume le Marechal Louis became master of the country. Costain, Thomas B. The magnificent century: The pageant of England. Garden City: Doubleday, 1951. p.4–7
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