Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameLouis VI “the Fat” Capet , King of France 
Birthabt 1081
Death1 Aug 1137, Paris, France
FatherPhilip I Capet , King of France (1052-1108)
MotherBertha of Holland (~1055-1094)
Misc. Notes
NickNames:
The Fat
Titles:
King of France (1108 - 1137)
Louis was the guardian of Eleanor of Aquitaine, whom he married to his son, the future Louis VII.
Almost all of his 29 year reign was spent fighting either the "robber barons" who plagued Paris, or the English. Nonetheless, Louis VI managed to reinforce his power considerably and endeared himself to the working classes of France.
Louis VI died of dysentery on August 1, 1137 and is interred in Saint Denis Basilica.
The Fat
Titles:
King of France (1108 - 1137)
Louis was the guardian of Eleanor of Aquitaine, whom he married to his son, the future Louis VII.
Almost all of his 29 year reign was spent fighting either the "robber barons" who plagued Paris, or the English. Nonetheless, Louis VI managed to reinforce his power considerably and endeared himself to the working classes of France.
Louis VI died of dysentery on August 1, 1137 and is interred in Saint Denis Basilica.
Spouses
Birth1092
Death18 Nov 1154
FatherHumbert II “the Fat” , Count of Savoy (-1103)
MotherGisela of Burgundy (1075->1133)
Marriage1115
ChildrenLouis VII “The Younger” (1121-1180)