What is Louis VIII of France?
{{Infobox royalty|name=Louis VIII|image=Louis8.jpg|caption=Louis VIII's seal|succession=King of France|reign=14 July 1223 – 8 November 1226|coronation=6 August 1223, [[Reims Cathedral]]|predecessor=[[Philip II of France]]|successor=[[Louis IX of France]]|birth_date=5 September 1187|birth_place=Paris, France|death_date=8 November 1226|death_place=Château de Montpensier, France|burial_place=[[Saint Denis Basilica]]|issue=Philip<br>Alphonse<br>John<br>[[Louis IX of France]]<br>[[Robert I, Count of Artois]]<br>John Tristan<br>[[Alphonse, Count of Poitiers]]<br>Philip Dagobert<br>[[Saint Isabelle of France|Isabelle of France]]<br>Stephen<br> [[Charles I of Anjou|Charles I of Sicily]]|house=[[Capetian dynasty]]|father=[[Philip II of France]]}} '''Louis VIII''' (5 September 1187 – 8 November 1226) was [[King of France]] from 1223 to 1226. From 1216 to 1217, he invaded and claimed the [[Kingdom of England]] (he was never crowned). This was part of the rebellion by the barons against [[King John]]. He died of [[dysentery]] on 8 November 1226 and was buried in the [[Basilica of Saint-Denis]]. {{English monarchs}} {{Monarchs of France}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Louis 08 of France}} [[Category:Kings and Queens of France]] [[Category:1226 deaths]] [[Category:1180s births]] {{bio-stub}}