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Louis VI of France

1081 - 1137

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Louis VI (1 December 1081 – 1 August 1137), called the Fat (French: le Gros) or the Fighter (French: le Batailleur), was King of the Franks from 1108 to 1137. Like his father Philip I, Louis made a lasting contribution to centralizing the institutions of royal power. He spent much of his twenty-nine-year reign fighting either the "robber barons" who plagued the Ile de France or Henry I of England for his continental possession of Normandy. Nonetheless, Louis VI managed to reinforce his power considerably, often resorting to force to bring lawless knights to justice, and was the first member of the house of Capet to issue ordonnances applying to the whole of the kingdom of France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis VI of France is the 685th most popular politician (up from 901st in 2019), the 258th most popular biography from France (up from 332nd in 2019) and the 63rd most popular French Politician.

Louis VI of France was most famous for his victory over the English at the Battle of Bouvines in 1214.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis VI of France ranks 685 out of 19,576. Before him are Horemheb, John II of France, Xanthippe, Constantine II of Greece, Menes, and Franjo Tuđman. After him are Maximian, Emperor Gaozu of Han, Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor Jimmu, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and Gustav III of Sweden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1081, Louis VI of France ranks 1. After him are Barkiyaruq, Urraca of León, William, Count of Luxembourg, Elvira of Castile, Countess of Toulouse, and Conrad I, Count of Württemberg. Among people deceased in 1137, Louis VI of France ranks 1. After him are Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor, Ramanuja, William X, Duke of Aquitaine, Eric II of Denmark, Antipope Gregory VIII, Adela of Normandy, Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger, Pons, Count of Tripoli, Malmfred of Kiev, and Ingeborg of Kiev.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis VI of France ranks 258 out of 6,770. Before him are Georges Cuvier (1769), John II of France (1319), Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1796), Nadar (1820), Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894), and Arsène Wenger (1949). After him are Frédéric Joliot-Curie (1900), François Truffaut (1932), Philip III of France (1245), Letizia Ramolino (1750), Annie Ernaux (1940), and Saint Roch (1295).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Louis VI of France ranks 63. Before him are Louis XI of France (1423), Carloman I (751), Louis, Grand Dauphin (1661), Richard II of England (1367), Louis X of France (1289), and John II of France (1319). After him are Philip III of France (1245), Letizia Ramolino (1750), Charles the Simple (879), Philip I of France (1052), Louis, Dauphin of France (1729), and Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619).

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