Louis VI of France

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Louis VI of France, known as Louis the Fat, was a 12th-century Capetian king who strengthened royal authority and laid groundwork for the future power of the French monarchy.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Louis VI of France canonical 26
King Louis VI of France 1
Louis VI 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of France ⓘ
human ⓘ
advisor Suger, Abbot of Saint-Denis ⓘ
linked to: Abbot Suger
ally Suger, Abbot of Saint-Denis ⓘ
linked to: Abbot Suger
birthDate 1081-00-00 ⓘ
birthPlace Paris ⓘ
burialPlace Basilica of Saint-Denis ⓘ
causeOfDeath illness related to obesity ⓘ
child Henry of France, Archbishop of Reims ⓘ
Louis VII of France ⓘ
Peter I of Courtenay ⓘ
Philip of France ⓘ
Robert I of Dreux ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France ⓘ
deathDate 1137-08-01 ⓘ
deathPlace Béthisy-Saint-Pierre ⓘ
dynasticTitle King of the Franks ⓘ
era 12th century ⓘ
father Philip I of France ⓘ
givenName Louis ⓘ
house House of Capet ⓘ
linked to: Capetian dynasty
knownFor consolidation of Capetian royal power ⓘ
struggle against rebellious nobles ⓘ
support of communes and towns ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Old French ⓘ
legacy laid groundwork for later expansion of French monarchy ⓘ
mother Bertha of Holland ⓘ
nickname Louis le Gros ⓘ
Louis the Fat ⓘ
nobleFamily Capetian dynasty ⓘ
occupation monarch ⓘ
opponent Henry I of England ⓘ
Theobald II, Count of Champagne ⓘ
participatedIn conflicts with the lords of Montlhéry ⓘ
wars against Henry I of England ⓘ
positionHeld King of the Franks ⓘ
predecessor Philip I of France ⓘ
regnalName Louis VI ⓘ
linked to: Louis VI of France
reignEnd 1137-08-01 ⓘ
reignStart 1108-08-03 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Palace on the Île de la Cité, Paris ⓘ
linked to: Palais de la Cité
significantEvent coronation at Orléans in 1108 ⓘ
spouse Adelaide of Maurienne ⓘ
strengthened royal authority in the Île-de-France ⓘ
successor Louis VII of France ⓘ
supported communal movements in northern France ⓘ
title Rex Francorum ⓘ

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Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marie of France → grandfather → Louis VI of France ⓘ
Louis VII of France → father → Louis VI of France ⓘ
Louis VII of France → predecessor → Louis VI of France ⓘ
Abbot Suger → advisorTo → Louis VI of France ⓘ
Constance of France → sibling → Louis VI of France ⓘ
Constance of France → relative → Louis VI of France ⓘ
Abbaye de Chaalis → foundedBy → Louis VI of France ⓘ
William IX, Count of Poitiers → grandfather → Louis VI of France ⓘ
Louis → wasBorneBy → Louis VI of France ⓘ
Capetian cadet branch → hasAncestor → Louis VI of France ⓘ
Robert I of Dreux → father → Louis VI of France ⓘ
Robert I of Dreux → notableRelative → Louis VI of France ⓘ
Robert II of Dreux → relative → Louis VI of France ⓘ
Baldwin VII of Flanders → ally → Louis VI of France ⓘ
William Clito → supportedBy → Louis VI of France ⓘ
Peter I of Courtenay → father → Louis VI of France ⓘ
Peter I of Courtenay → notableRelative → Louis VI of France ⓘ
Henry of France, Archbishop of Reims → father → Louis VI of France ⓘ
Philip I of France → successor → Louis VI of France ⓘ
Philip I of France → child → Louis VI of France ⓘ
Agnes of Braine → spouseFather → Louis VI of France ⓘ
Pope Innocent II → supportedBy → King Louis VI of France ⓘ
linked to: Louis VI of France
Louis VI of France → regnalName → Louis VI ⓘ
linked to: Louis VI of France
Adelaide of Maurienne → spouse → Louis VI of France ⓘ
Ralph I of Vermandois → courtierOf → Louis VI of France ⓘ
Ralph I of Vermandois → heldOfficeUnder → Louis VI of France ⓘ
Capet → notableMember → Louis VI of France ⓘ
Rex Francorum → usedBy → Louis VI of France ⓘ