Louis VI "le Gros" Capet Roi des Francs
- Born: 1 Dec 1081, Paris, France
- Marriage: Adélaide de Maurienne
- Died: 1 Aug 1137, Château Béthizy, Paris, Île-de-France, France at age 55
- Buried: Basilica of St. Denis, Paris, France
 Another name for Louis was Louis VI "the fat" or Louis "the Wide Awake."
General Notes:
Weis' Ancestral Roots. . . (101:24) (117:24), (135:26), (169A:25).
King of France 1108-1137.
Noted events in his life and other information:
• Dates & Events: 165
He was was noted as a Crusader between 1096 and 1099.
He was crowned in 1101
He succeeded his father to the throne of France on 3 August 1108
Louis was the guardian of Eleanor of Aquitaine, whom he married to his son, the future Louis VII
Died of dysentery
• Titles: 165
King of the West Franks between 4 August 1108 and 1137.
• Death : He died of dysentery. 165
Louis married Adélaide de Maurienne, daughter of Humbert II "the Fat" de Maurienne Comte d' Savoy and Gisèla de Bourgogne. (Adélaide de Maurienne was born about 1092 in Savoy, France and died 1 Aug 1154 or 18 Nov 1154.)
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