Louis VII

American  

noun

1. the Young, 1121?–80, king of France 1137–80 (son of Louis VI).

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Louis VII British  

noun

1. known as Louis le Jeune. c. 1120–80, king of France (1137–80). He engaged in frequent hostilities (1152–74) with Henry II of England

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With King Louis VII and Pope Alexander III in attendance, the first major phase of construction began with the laying of the cornerstone in 1163.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 16, 2020

In November, when I went to see Wasil in Talence, we took the tram to Bordeaux and visited the city’s cathedral, where, in 1137, Louis VII married the thirteen-year-old Eleanor of Aquitaine.

From The New Yorker ● Feb. 19, 2017

She married Louis VII of France but 15 years later, in 1152, having produced two daughters but no son, the marriage was annulled.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 9, 2015

When John was five, three of his brothers plotted against their father to seize the throne, enlisting the help of Louis VII of France and their own mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2011

I saw the hosts of Louis VII and Conrad, a million and more, swallowed up in Iconia and the Pisidian mountains.

From The Prince of India — Volume 01 by Wallace, Lewis