# Louis VII - King of the Franks

URL: https://history-france.com/rulers/louis-vii
Reign: 1137–1180
Born-Died: 1120 - 1180
Dynasty: Capetians
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Louis+VII&go=Go

His marriage annulment from Eleanor of Aquitaine helped create the Angevin challenge to the French crown.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Louis VI](https://history-france.com/rulers/louis-vi)
- Succeeded by: [Philip II Augustus](https://history-france.com/rulers/philip-ii-augustus)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1137 - [Louis VII marries Eleanor of Aquitaine](https://history-france.com/timeline/1137-louis-vii-marries-eleanor-of-aquitaine)
- 1144 - [Saint-Denis choir consecrated](https://history-france.com/timeline/1144-saint-denis-choir-consecrated)
- 1147 - [Louis VII joins Second Crusade](https://history-france.com/timeline/1147-louis-vii-joins-second-crusade)
- 1152 - [Marriage of Louis VII and Eleanor annulled](https://history-france.com/timeline/1152-marriage-of-louis-vii-and-eleanor-annulled)
- 1154 - [Henry II becomes king of England](https://history-france.com/timeline/1154-henry-ii-becomes-king-of-england)
- 1163 - [Construction of Notre-Dame de Paris begins](https://history-france.com/timeline/1163-construction-of-notre-dame-de-paris-begins)
- 1170 - [Thomas Becket murdered after conflict with Henry II](https://history-france.com/timeline/1170-thomas-becket-murdered-after-conflict-with-henry-ii)
- 1179 - [Philip Augustus crowned junior king](https://history-france.com/timeline/1179-philip-augustus-crowned-junior-king)
- 1180 - [Philip II Augustus becomes king](https://history-france.com/timeline/1180-philip-ii-augustus-becomes-king)
- 1180 - [Philip II begins Capetian territorial expansion](https://history-france.com/timeline/1180-philip-ii-begins-capetian-territorial-expansion)