Louis VIII * "The Lion" ...King of France

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: King of France, 1223-1226.

Louis married Blanche * of Castile, daughter of Alfonso VIII * ....King of Castile and Eleanor * Plantagenet ....Queen of Castile, on 23 May 1200 in Bapaume, near Pont-Audemer, Normandy, France. (Blanche * of Castile was born on 4 Mar 1187-1188 in Palencia, Castile, Spain and died on 30 Nov 1253 in Palais du Louvre, Paris, Seine, France.)