# Louis VII of France

> He married the most powerful heiress in Europe, lost her to his rival, and watched his ex-wife's new husband build an empire from the lands that had briefly been his.

*King of France from 1137 to 1180 (1120–1180)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/louis-vii-of-france

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1120
- **Died:** 1180-09-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Louis VII was a second son raised for the Church until his older brother Philip's death in 1131 made him heir to France. He became king in 1137 after marrying Eleanor of Aquitaine, whose lands stretched to the Pyrenees. The Second Crusade in 1147 fractured their marriage: disagreements in the Holy Land and a failed siege at Damascus left the union broken. Their annulment in 1152 produced no son, only two daughters. Eleanor immediately married Henry of Anjou, taking Aquitaine with her; when Henry became King of England, those territories formed the Angevin Empire that would shadow France for generations. Louis spent his later reign centralizing power with Abbot Suger, founding the University of Paris, and championing Gothic architecture like Notre-Dame. His third wife finally gave him a male heir, Philip Augustus, in 1165. He died in 1180, leaving his son to contend with the empire his first marriage had lost.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 60.0 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Historical Figure, #Royalty, #Politics, #France, #Europe, #Medieval Era

## Sources
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_VII_of_France)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134259)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Louis%20VII%20of%20France)
- [Louis VII (gazik ke Franca)](https://avk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_VII_(gazik_ke_Franca))
- [یئدینجی لوئی](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%8C%D8%A6%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AC%DB%8C_%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A6%DB%8C)
- [Людовік VII Малады](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%8E%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%BA_VII_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%8B)
- [Луи VII](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%83%D0%B8_VII)
- [সপ্তম লুই (ফ্রান্স)](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%AE_%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%87_(%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8))
- [Loeiz VII (Bro-C'hall)](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loeiz_VII_(Bro-C'hall))
- [Luj VII, kralj Francuske](https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luj_VII%2C_kralj_Francuske)
- [Lluís VII de França](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llu%C3%ADs_VII_de_Fran%C3%A7a)
- [Ludvík VII. Francouzský](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludv%C3%ADk_VII._Francouzsk%C3%BD)
- [Louis VII, brenin Ffrainc](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_VII%2C_brenin_Ffrainc)
- [Ludvig 7. af Frankrig](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludvig_7._af_Frankrig)
- [Ludwig VII. (Frankreich)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_VII._(Frankreich))
- [Λουδοβίκος Ζ´ της Γαλλίας](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9B%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B4%CE%BF%CE%B2%CE%AF%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%96%C2%B4_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%93%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82)
- [Ludoviko la 7-a (Francio)](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludoviko_la_7-a_(Francio))
- [Luis VII de Francia](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_VII_de_Francia)
- [Louis VII](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_VII)
- [Luis VII.a Frantziakoa](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_VII.a_Frantziakoa)
- [لوئی هفتم](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A6%DB%8C_%D9%87%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%85)
- [Ludvig VII (Ranska)](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludvig_VII_(Ranska))
- [Louis VII le Jeune](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_VII_le_Jeune)
- [Lois VII de Francia](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_VII_de_Francia)
- [לואי השביעי, מלך צרפת](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%90%D7%99_%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%99%2C_%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%9A_%D7%A6%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%AA)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Louis_VII_of_France)
- [Wikiquote](https://sr.wikiquote.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%83%D1%98_VII)
- [لويس السابع (ملك فرنسا)](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9_(%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83_%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7))
- [لويس السابع ملك فرنسا](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9_%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83_%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7)

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