Louis VII Capetian consolidation

Name: Louis VII Capetian consolidation
Start: 1140
End: 1149

Type Event Region Europe Time 1140–1149

In the 1140s, French King Louis VII strengthened royal power within the Capetian framework: reforming the royal domain, contending with the Count of …

Timeline

1140–1143French royal domain · FranceLouis VII gradually consolidated Capetian authority in the French heartland by expanding the royal domain, mediating disputes among vassals, and dealing with powerful magnates such as Theobald II, Count of Champagne.
1147–1149Holy Land · LevantLouis VII answered the call of Pope Eugene III to join the Second Crusade, accompanied by Queen Eleanor; at home, Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis served as regent. After the crusade's failure, the crown's prestige suffered, but the royal domain's administrative framework was maintained.

Sources

Suger, Vita Ludovici Grossi — Suger (1150)
Louis VII and the Twelfth Century — Amy Kelly (1950)