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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Example Sentences

With an adventure-loving spirit, Eleanor went on the Second Crusade with Louis VII, galloping off to the Holy Land with a coterie of female warriors.

From Washington Post • Nov. 24, 2021

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

The old gentleman resigned his rich dominions, supposed to be the best in Europe, to his grand-daughter, and she married Louis VII.,

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 64, February, 1863 by Various