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Louis VII of France

Type Figure Region France Time 1120–1180 Also known as Louis VII, King of France

Louis VII (1120–1180), Capetian king of France from 1137, married Eleanor of Aquitaine and divorced her in 1152, led the Second Crusade (1147–1149), …

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  1. 1137–1146Paris · FranceHe acceded in 1137 after the death of his father Louis VI, married Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine, integrated royal lands, and managed relations with vassals such as Champagne and Flanders.
  2. 1147–1149Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireAnswering Pope Eugene III's call, he led a French crusade eastward, reaching Asia Minor via Byzantium; after a failed siege of Damascus he withdrew in 1149, the crusade a setback but reinforcing his image as a pious monarch.
  3. 1152–1180Paris · FranceAfter divorcing Eleanor in 1152 he married Constance of Champagne, then Adelaide, consolidating royal power through marriages, and in his later years devoted himself to domestic governance and relations with the Church.

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