Paternal Family Tree: Capet
Maternal Family Tree: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy
1137 Marriage of Prince Louis and Eleanor of Aquitaine
1152 King Louis and Queen Eleanor's Annulment
1152 Marriage of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine
In 1115 Louis VI King of the Franks [aged 33] and [his mother] Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy and [his grandmother] Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy [aged 45]. He the son of Philip I King of the Franks and Bertha Gerulfing Queen Consort France. They were fourth cousin twice removed.
Around 1123 Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux was born to Louis VI King of the Franks [aged 41] and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France.
Before 1135 Routrou "The Great" Chateaudun III Count Perche [aged 54] and [his future wife] Hawise Salisbury Countess Dreux [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Countess Perche. The difference in their ages was 38 years. He the son of Geoffrey Chateaudun II Count Mortain III Count Perche and Beatrix de Ramerupt Montdidier Countess Mortain and Perche.
In 1137 Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux [aged 14] was created I Count Dreux.
On 25th July 1137 Louis VII King of the Franks [aged 17] and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 15] were married at the Cathedral of Saint-André, Bordeaux [Map] by Archbishop Geoffrey of Loroux. Her father William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine had died some three months previously leaving Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England as a ward of Louis's father Louis VI King of the Franks [aged 55] who quickly married her to his son Louis with a view to the Duchy of Aquitaine becoming joined with the Kingdom of France. A week later Louis VI King of the Franks died and his son Louis and Eleanor became King and Queen of France. She the daughter of William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine and Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of Louis VI King of the Franks and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France. They were third cousin once removed.
Eleanor gave Louis a rock-crystal vase as a wedding gift which he subsequently gave to Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis. The vase is now in the Louvre.
Crystal vase, 'of Eleanor'. Crystal: Iran (?), 6th-7th century (?). Mounting: Saint-Denis, before 1147; 13th and 14th centuries. Rock crystal, nielloed and gilded silver, precious stones, pearls, champlevé enamels on silver. Originating from the treasury of the Abbey of Saint-Denis. Inscription: "+ HOC VAS SPONSA DEDIT A(ie)NOR-REGI LUDOVICO MITADOL(us) AVO MIHI REX S(an)C(tis)Q(ue) SUGER(ius)" (This vase, Eleanor, his spouse, gave it to King Louis, Mitadolus to his ancestor, the king to me, Suger, who have offered it to the saints).
Vase de cristal, "d'Aliénor". Cristal: Iran (?), VI-VII siécle (?). Monture: Saint-Denis, avant 1147; XIII et XIV siécles. Cristal de roche, argent niellé et doré, pierres pécieuses, perles, émaux champlevés sur argent Provient du trésor de I'abbaye de Saint-Denis. Inscription: "+ HOC VAS SPONSA DEDIT A(ie)NOR-REGI LUDOVICO MITADOL(us) AVO MIHI REX S(an)C(tis)Q(ue) SUGER(ius)". (ce vase, Aliénor, son épouse, l'a donné au roi Lous, Mitadolus a son aïeul, le roi à moi, Suger, qui l'ai offert aux saints).
Archbishop Geoffrey of Loroux: In 1137 he was appointed Archbishop of Bordeaux. On 18th July 1155 he died.
William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine: he and Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine were married. She by marriage Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine and Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine. In 1099 he was born to William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine and Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine at Toulouse. On 10th February 1127 William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine died. His son William succeeded X Duke Aquitaine. On 9th April 1137 he died. His daughter Eleanor succeeded XI Duchess Aquitaine.


On 1st August 1137 Louis VI King of the Franks [aged 55] died of dysentery. His son Louis [aged 17] succeeded VII King of the Franks. Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 15] by marriage Queen Consort Franks.
In 1139 Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux [aged 16] and Agnes Garlande Countess Dreux [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Countess Dreux. He the son of Louis VI King of the Franks and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France.
In 1141 [his son] Simon Capet was born to Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux [aged 18] and [his wife] Agnes Garlande Countess Dreux [aged 24].
In 1143 [his wife] Agnes Garlande Countess Dreux [aged 26] died.
In 1145 [his daughter] Adèle Capet Countess Soissons was born to Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux [aged 22] and [his wife] Hawise Salisbury Countess Dreux [aged 27]. She married Raoul "Good" Nesle I Count Soissons and had issue.
In 1145 Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux [aged 22] and Hawise Salisbury Countess Dreux [aged 27] were married. She by marriage Countess Dreux. He the son of Louis VI King of the Franks and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France.
In 1148 [his brother-in-law] Eustace Blois IV Count Boulogne [aged 18] and [his sister] Constance Capet Countess Boulogne and Toulouse [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Boulogne. She the daughter of [his father] Louis VI King of the Franks and [his mother] Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France. He the son of King Stephen I England [aged 54] and Matilda Flanders [aged 43]. They were third cousin once removed.
In 1149 [his brother-in-law] Patrick of Salisbury 1st Earl Salisbury [aged 27] and Adela Montgomery Countess of Salisbury and Surrey were married. She by marriage Countess Salisbury. She the daughter of William "Talvas" Montgomery III Count Ponthieu [aged 56] and Helie Burgundy Countess Ponthieu.
In 1149 [his brother] Henry Capet Archbishop of Reims [aged 28] was appointed Bishop of Beauvais.
On 13th January 1151 [his wife] Hawise Salisbury Countess Dreux [aged 33] died.
In 1152 Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux [aged 29] and Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Countess Dreux. He the son of Louis VI King of the Franks and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France.
On 21st March 1152 the marriage of Louis VII King of the Franks [aged 32] and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 30] was dissolved by Hugh Toucy Archbishop of Sens at the Château de Beaugency on the grounds of consanguinity. Both Louis and Eleanor were present as were the Archbishops of Rouen and Bordeaux. Samson Mauvoison Archbishop of Reims acted on behalf of Eleanor. In dissolving the marriage Louis lost control of the Duchy of Aquitaine which was to have far reaching consequences for the next three centuries.
On 18th May 1152 Whit Sunday King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England [aged 19] and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 30] were married at Poitiers Cathedral [Map]. They were more closely related than Eleanor and her previous husband Louis VII King of the Franks [aged 32]. The marriage would bring the Kingdom of England, and the Duchies of Normandy and Aquitaine under the control of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She the daughter of William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine and Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy and Empress Matilda [aged 50]. They were half third cousins. He a grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
In 1154 [his mother] Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France died.
In 1154 Louis VII King of the Franks [aged 34] and Constance of Castile Queen of the Franks [aged 14] were married in Orléans. She by marriage Queen of the Franks. Somewhat curiously they were more closely related than Louis and his first wife Eleanor of Aquitaine [aged 32] whose marriage had been annulled on account of consanguinity. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon [aged 48] and Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon. He the son of [his father] Louis VI King of the Franks and [his mother] Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France. They were second cousins.
In 1154 Robert Capet II Count Dreux was born to Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux [aged 31] and [his wife] Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux [aged 24]. He married 1. 1178 Mahaut Burgundy Countess Dreux 2. after 1181 his third cousin once removed Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux and had issue.
Around 1156 [his daughter] Alix II Dreux was born to Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux [aged 33] and [his wife] Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux [aged 26]. She married her third cousin Raoul Coucy and had issue.
In 1158 [his son] Philippe of Dreux was born to Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux [aged 35] and [his wife] Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux [aged 28].
Around 1160 [his daughter] Isabella Capet was born to Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux [aged 37] and [his wife] Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux [aged 30].
On 13th November 1160 Louis VII King of the Franks [aged 40] and Adèle Queen of the Franks were married a month or so after his second wife [deceased] had died in childbirth; Louis needed an heir. She by marriage Queen of the Franks. She the daughter of Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois and Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois. He the son of [his father] Louis VI King of the Franks and [his mother] Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France. They were third cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
In 1161 [his son] Peter Capet was born to Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux [aged 38] and [his wife] Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux [aged 31].
In 1161 [his brother] Henry Capet Archbishop of Reims [aged 40] was appointed Archbishop of Reims.
In 1163 [his son] William Capet was born to Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux [aged 40] and [his wife] Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux [aged 33].
In 1164 [his son] John Capet was born to Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux [aged 41] and [his wife] Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux [aged 34].
On 13th November 1175 [his brother] Henry Capet Archbishop of Reims [aged 54] died.
On 16th August 1176 [his sister] Constance Capet Countess Boulogne and Toulouse [aged 48] died.
In 1178 Robert Capet II Count Dreux [aged 24] and Mahaut Burgundy Countess Dreux were married. She by marriage Countess Dreux. He the son of Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux [aged 55] and Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux [aged 48].
On 18th September 1180 Louis VII King of the Franks [aged 60] died in Paris [Map]. His son Philip [aged 15] succeeded II King France: Capet.
In 1181 Robert Capet II Count Dreux [aged 27] and [his daughter-in-law] Mahaut Burgundy Countess Dreux were divorced.
After 1181 Robert Capet II Count Dreux [aged 27] and Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Countess Dreux. He the son of Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux [aged 58] and Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux [aged 51]. They were third cousin once removed.
Before 1182 [his son] Simon Capet [aged 40] died.
In 1186 [his son] Peter Capet [aged 25] died.
On 11th October 1188 Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux [aged 65] died. His son Robert [aged 34] succeeded II Count Dreux.
On 24th July 1204 [his former wife] Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux [aged 74] died.
[his daughter] Margaret Capet was born to Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux and Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux.
[his daughter] Mamilie Capet was born to Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux and Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux.
[his son] Henry Capet was born to Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux and Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux.
Kings Wessex: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Kings France: Great x 3 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 7 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Agnes de la Marck Queen Consort Navarre [4]
Marie Coucy Queen Consort of Scotland [1]
Yolande of Dreux Queen of Scotland [1]
Henry Luxembourg VII Holy Roman Emperor [1]
Margaret of France Queen Consort England [1]
Philip "Noble" III King Navarre [2]
Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England [1]
Margaret Hainaut Holy Roman Empress [1]
Joan Capet II Queen Navarre [1]
Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxembourg [1]
King John "The Good" II of France [1]
Blanche Dampierre Queen Consort Norway and Sweden [2]
Blanche Bourbon Queen Consort Castile [3]
Martha Armagnac Queen Consort Aragon [1]
Yolande of Bar Queen Consort Aragon [4]
Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France [3]
Jacquetta of Luxembourg Duchess Bedford [4]
Margaret of Anjou Queen Consort England [1]
Mary of Guelders Queen Consort Scotland [4]
King Richard III of England [1]
Anne Neville Queen Consort England [1]
King Henry VII of England and Ireland [1]
Bianca Maria Sforza Holy Roman Empress [5]
Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile [12]
Germaine Foix Queen Consort Aragon [7]
Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre [16]
Queen Anne Boleyn of England [1]
Anne of Cleves Queen Consort England [10]
Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland [32]
Antoine King Navarre [24]
Madeleine Valois [5]
Queen Catherine Howard of England [1]
Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [6]
Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland [1]
Francis II King France King Consort Scotland [4]
Elizabeth Valois Queen Consort Spain [4]
Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France [18]
King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland [2]
Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria [31]
Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress [31]
Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine [11]
Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [19]
George Wharton [13]
Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain [19]
Anna of Austria Holy Roman Empress [19]
Elisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain [6]
Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England [6]
John George Wettin Elector Saxony [16]
Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg [16]
Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia [39]
Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia [19]
Hedwig Eleonora Queen Consort Sweden [16]
Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal [53]
Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [16]
Victor Amadeus King Sardinia [72]
Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [16]
Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain [32]
Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor [32]
Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor [32]
Francis I Holy Roman Emperor [22]
Adolph Frederick King Sweden [16]
Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia [22]
President George Washington [1]
King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [32]
Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [16]
Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [32]
Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [48]
Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [32]
Frederick William III King Prussia [16]
Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover [32]
Queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina [32]
King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark [48]
Frederick William IV King Prussia [32]
Frederick VII King of Denmark [80]
Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [96]
King Christian IX of Denmark [48]
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [64]
Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway [80]
Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [176]
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [176]
Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain [48]
Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence [49]
Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England [96]
Frederick Charles I King Finland [96]
Constantine I King Greece [48]
Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [128]
Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain [224]
Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden [272]
Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark [208]
Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [320]
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [206]
Carl XVI King Sweden [432]
Queen Consort Camilla Shand [87]
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh "Great" Capet Count Paris
4 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh I King of the Franks
-2 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hedwig Saxon Ottonian
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Towhead" III Duke Aquitaine Great Grandson of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandmother: Adelaide Poitiers Queen Consort France 2 x Great Granddaughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gerloc aka Adela Normandy Duchess Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry I King of the Franks
Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Boson II Count Arles
Great x 3 Grandfather: William "Liberator" I Count Provence I Count Arles
Great x 2 Grandmother: Constance Arles Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk "Good" Ingelger 2nd Count Anjou
Great x 3 Grandmother: Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou Queen Consort West Francia
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gerberge Unknown Viscountess Anjou
Grandfather: Philip I King of the Franks
Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandfather: Yaroslav "The Wise" Rurik
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne of Kiev Queen Consort Francia
Father: Louis VI King of the Franks
2 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Dirk Gerulfing II Count Holland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Arnulf Gerulfing Count Holland
2 x Great Grandson of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hildegarde Flanders Countess Holland Great Granddaughter of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 2 Grandfather: Dirk Gerulfing III Count Holland
3 x Great Grandson of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 4 Grandfather: Siegfried Count of Ardennes 4 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandmother: Luitgarde Luxembourg Countess Holland 5 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hedwig Nordgau
Great x 1 Grandfather: Floris Gerulfing I Count Holland
4 x Great Grandson of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 2 Grandmother: Othelindis d Bernard Margrave Nordmark Count Holland
Grandmother: Bertha Gerulfing Queen Consort France
5 x Great Granddaughter of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hermmann Billung Margrave Billung March
Great x 3 Grandfather: Bernard I Duke of Saxony
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hildegard Westerburg Margrave Billung March
Great x 2 Grandfather: Bernard II Duke of Saxony
Great x 1 Grandmother: Gertrude Billung Countess Holland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Schweinfurt
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eilika Schweinfurt Duchess Saxony
Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux
3 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandfather: Humbert "White Handed" Savoy I Count Savoy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Otto Savoy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy II Count Savoy
Grandfather: Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy
Mother: Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France 10 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandfather: Adalbert King of Italy
5 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Otto William Ivrea I Count Burgundy
6 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 2 Grandfather: Reginald Ivrea I Count Burgundy
7 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandfather: Renaud Unknown
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ermentrude Countess Burgundy
Great x 1 Grandfather: William I Count Burgundy
8 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard "Fearless" I Duke Normandy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard "Good" II Duke Normandy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gunnora Countess Ponthieu
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Normandy Countess Burgundy
8 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandfather: Conan "Crooked" Penthièvre III Duke Brittany
Great x 3 Grandmother: Judith Penthièvre Duchess Normandy 7 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermengarde Gerberga Ingelger Duchess Brittany 6 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Grandmother: Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy
9 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 1 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy