Louis VIII (5 September 1187 – 8 November 1226), nicknamed The Lion (French: Le Lion), was King of France from 1223 to 1226. As a prince, he invaded England...
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House of Capet (redirect from Les Capétiens)
(Louis VII le Jeune) 1180–1223, Philip II Augustus, the God-Given (Philippe II Auguste Dieudonné) 1223–1226, Louis VIII, the Lion (Louis VIII le Lion)...
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Siege of Avignon (1226) (category Louis VIII of France)
Étude sur la vie et le règne de Louis VIII (1187–1226). Paris: Émile Bouillon. Sivéry, Gérard [in French] (1995). Louis VIII le lion. Paris: Fayard. Strayer...
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Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans (redirect from Philippe VIII, Duke of Orléans)
(French: Louis Philippe Robert; 6 February 1869 – 28 March 1926) was the Orléanist pretender to the throne of France from 1894 to 1926 as Philippe VIII. Philippe...
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Leonora and Alfonso VIII of Castile, married Philip's eldest son, Louis VIII of France (to be eventually known as Louis the Lion). The marriage alliance...
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(1120–1180), called Louis the Younger Louis VIII of France (1187–1226), called Louis the Lion Louis IX of France (1214–1270), called Saint Louis Louis X of France...
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Treaty of Lambeth (category Louis VIII of France)
University Press. p. 128. ISBN 0-521-46365-3. Gérard Sivéry (1995). Louis VIII le Lion. Fayard. p. 187. ISBN 2-213-59395-7. Powicke James H. Ramsay The Dawn...
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nightingale (Le milan et le rossignol, IX.17) The Lion and the Mouse (Le lion et le rat, II.11) The Lion Grown Old, (Le lion devenu vieux, III.14) The Lion in Love...
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distinguished of the Direct Capetians. Following the death of his father, Louis VIII, he was crowned in Reims at the age of 12. His mother, Blanche of Castile...
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Troubadour. Cambridge University Press. Choffel, Jacques (1983). Louis VIII le lion: Roi de France méconnu, roi d'Angleterre ignoré. Fernand Lanore. Eales...
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common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. June – King Louis VIII (the Lion) leads a Crusade against the Cathars (Albigensians) and Raymond VII...
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Artois was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty, descended from Louis VIII the Lion, King of France, through his younger son, Robert (1216 – 1250). Robert...
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Richard I of England (redirect from Richard Coeur de Lion)
September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard Cœur de Lion (Old Norman French: Quor de Lion) or Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a...
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death of King Louis VIII of France, Enguerrand was chief among the nobles who resisted the regency of Blanche of Castile for her son Louis IX of France...
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Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972), later known as the Duke of Windsor, was King of the United...
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VIII Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich Princess Elisabeth of Hesse-Kassel Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864–1918) Ernest Louis,...
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Libertador) "~ the Lion": Albert II of Mecklenburg Brian Boruma of Ireland Heinrich II, Lord of Mecklenburg Henry III, Duke of Saxony Louis VIII of France (French:...
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a Gaetulian lion, to tear you to pieces. Therefore, quit your mother, now that you are mature for a husband. Pliny the Elder. "Book VIII – Chapter: Wonderful...
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écartelé, aux 1 et 4 d'argent au lion de gueules, aux 2 et 3 de gueules au lion ou lion léopardé d'or au lambel d'azur sur le tout Dunbabin, Jean, France in...
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The Carnival of the Animals (redirect from Le carnaval des animaux)
The Carnival of the Animals (French: Le Carnaval des animaux) is a humorous musical suite of 14 movements, including "The Swan", by the French composer...
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The Lady and the Unicorn (category Lions in art)
Antoine II Le Viste (1470–1534), a descendant of the younger branch of the Le Viste family and an important figure at the court of Charles VIII, Louis XII and...
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Liège (later Queen Paola), is a daughter of the Italian aristocrat Fulco VIII, Prince Ruffo di Calabria, 6th Duke of Guardia Lombarda. His mother descends...
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the primary source of artistic works commissioned by Pope Urban VIII. As a result, Louis XIV invited him to come to France to work in the name of the French...
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The Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau (French: Ordre du Lion d'Or de la Maison de Nassau, Dutch: Huisorde van de Gouden Leeuw van Nassau) is...
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d'azur, au lion de gueules, armé, lampassé et couronné d'or, la queue fourchue et passée en sautoir, brochant (deuxième quartier surtout), au VIII de Saarwerden...
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Royal bastard (section Henry VIII)
the Good of Burgundy. He was known as le grand bâtard (the great bastard). He was legitimized by King Charles VIII in 1485. Henri IV had many mistresses...
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Retrieved 10 May 2022. Antonia Fraser, The Wives of Henry VIII, page 95 O'Donovan, Louis (5 November 2019). The Defence of the Seven Sacraments. Dalcassian...
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The King and the Mockingbird (redirect from La Bergère et le Ramoneur)
The King and the Mockingbird (French: Le Roi et l'Oiseau, lit. 'The King and the Bird') is a traditionally-animated fantasy film directed by Paul Grimault...
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First Hundred Years' War (section Invasion of England and further conquests in France under Louis the Lion: 1215-1224)
likely in part due to the death of Louis VIII halfway through the endeavour and being succeeded by his son Louis IX who was still in his minority. Gascony...
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creature from French mythology. According to the Golden Legend, the beast had a lion-like head, a body protected by turtle-like carapace(s), six feet with bear-like...
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