Louis VI of France
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Louis VI, called the Fat or the Fighter, reigned as 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. H
Louis VI's seal
The crowning of Louis VI in Orléans.
Theobald II of Champagne
Motte and castle at Gisors.
Philip I of France
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Philip I, called the Amorous, was King of the Franks from 1060 to 1108. His reign of nearly 48 years, like that of most of the early Capetians, was extraordinarily long for the time. The monarchy bega
Louis VI of France
…August 1137), called the Fat (French: le Gros) or the Fighter (French: le Batailleur), reigned as 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 against…
Philip I's seal
Denier under Philip I
13th-century effigy of King Philip I