louis viii

  1. WI: Geoffrey of Nantes and William FitzEmpress lived

    In OTL Matilda and Geoffrey had 3 sons, only 1 of them married. Matilda of England (1102-1167) married a) Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1081-1125) in 1114, b) Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou and Maine (1113-1151) in 1128 b) Henry II, King of England (1133-1189) married Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine...

  2. King John of England Dies Without Legitimate Issue?

    King John of England dies on schedule in 1216... but all his OTL children by Isabelle de Angouleme have all died in infancy. How screwed is England and what remains of their continental possessions? The future Louis VIII of France currently controls around like half of England as a pretender...
  3. kasumigenx

    Good King John
    Threadmarks: Treaty of Rennes

    On June 1, 1199, Pope Innocent III would eventually decide that the Archbishopric of Dol should be subordinated to the Metropolitan of Tours and deprived the Archbishop of his title and pallium. The Archbishopric then became Bishopric again. Constance disagreed with this decision, however...

  4. Dual monarchy of England and France post-1220
    Threadmarks: Capetian England part 1

    In 1215, Prince Louis of France is invited by a large portion of English barons who have grown tired of King John's despotism and lack of regard for the Magna Carta. Eager to end the threat posed by his Plantagenet cousins and wanting to prove himself, Louis landed unopposed in England and was...
  5. kasumigenx

    Re: To Wear two crowns
    Threadmarks: Chapter 1

    Re: To Wear two crowns Richard I as Portrayed in the Movie Robinhood On December of 1194, the Duke of Austria died causing possible marriage negotiations between Eleanor of Brittany and Frederick of Austria to falter and Eleanor of Aquitaine would choose her other niece, Alice of Blois as...
  6. kasumigenx

    The lucky marriage – Kasumigenx cut aka 13th century wars of Roses
    Threadmarks: A Boy’s death

    The lucky marriage – Kasumigenx cut A Boy’s death Freepedia Freepedia Freepedia Note: Arthur of Brittany is dead on this timeline as an infant, John thought that his crown was secure but he is mistaken

  7. Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany a maid no more

    Eleanor of Brittany was an heiress to England, Anjou, Brittany, and Aquitaine and her claim to these were better than that of her uncle, John of England. However, she was imprisoned from 1202. In 1195, there was a match proposed between Louis VIII of France but the proposal failed due to...

  8. The Union of the Two Crowns

    Louis VIII King of England and France The Seal of Louis VIII In 1215 AD the First Barons' War broke out when the English barons rose up in revolt against King John of England and began to look for a potential new king for the English throne and turned their attentions towards the continent...

  9. The lucky marriage - Alternate history of the Capetian Dynasty

    The lucky marriage Alternate history of the Capetian Dynasty and of the 13th century Europe Motto :“Le roi est le justicier qui amène son people au salut” Saint Augustin “The Capetians in general sought to advance only through legally correct means. They more than any rulers of the time...
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