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Louis VII of France

1120 - 1180

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Louis VII (1120 – 18 September 1180), called the Younger or the Young (French: le Jeune) to differentiate him from his father Louis VI, was King of France from 1137 to 1180. His first marriage was to Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine, one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in western Europe. The marriage temporarily extended the Capetian lands to the Pyrenees. Louis was the second son of Louis VI of France and Adelaide of Maurienne, and was initially prepared for a career in the Church. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis VII of France is the 502nd most popular politician (down from 417th in 2019), the 191st most popular biography from France (down from 176th in 2019) and the 50th most popular French Politician.

Louis VII of France is most famous for being the King of France from 1137 to 1180. He was the son of Louis VI and Eleanor of Aquitaine.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis VII of France ranks 502 out of 19,576. Before him are Safiye Sultan, Louis VIII of France, Georges Danton, Jiang Zemin, Otho, and Georgy Malenkov. After him are Ahmed II, Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Tolui, Kocheril R. Narayanan, and Arcadius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1120, Louis VII of France ranks 1. After him are Eric IX of Sweden, Otto I, Duke of Bavaria, Bolesław IV the Curly, Helmold, Philip of Milly, Eysteinn Erlendsson, Christina of Denmark, Queen of Sweden, Gertrude of Babenberg, Duchess of Bohemia, and Ermengarde, Viscountess of Narbonne. Among people deceased in 1180, Louis VII of France ranks 1. After him are Manuel I Komnenos, John of Salisbury, John Tzetzes, Theodora Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem, Al-Mustadi, Minamoto no Yorimasa, Abraham ibn Daud, Al-Samawal al-Maghribi, Soběslav II, Duke of Bohemia, Prince Mochihito, and Yaroslav II of Kiev.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis VII of France ranks 191 out of 6,770. Before him are Guy of Lusignan (1150), Jean-François Millet (1814), Louis VIII of France (1187), Rudolf Diesel (1858), Georges Danton (1759), and Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809). After him are Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683), Nicolas Flamel (1330), André Breton (1896), Pope Urban VI (1318), Pierre Bourdieu (1930), and Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis (1792).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Louis VII of France ranks 50. Before him are Philip V of Spain (1683), Joachim Murat (1767), Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (1113), Guy of Lusignan (1150), Louis VIII of France (1187), and Georges Danton (1759). After him are Henry II of England (1133), Baldwin I, Latin Emperor (1172), Philip VI of France (1293), Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928), Charles IV of France (1294), and Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810).

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