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
The crowning of Louis VI in Orléans.
Motte and castle at Gisors.
William Clito was a member of the House of Normandy who ruled the County of Flanders from 1127 until his death and unsuccessfully claimed the Duchy of Normandy. As the son of Robert Curthose, the elde
William's effigy on a seal
The murder of Charles the Good, from the Grandes Chroniques de France
A 20th-century crucifix monument that mentions the Battle of Axspoele