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Louis was born around 1081 in Paris, the son of Philip I of France and Bertha of Holland. [a]Abbot Suger of Saint Denis, who wrote a biography of Louis VI, tells us: "In his youth, growing courage matured his spirit with youthful vigour, making him bored with hunting and the boyish games with which others of his age used to enjoy themselves and forget the pursuit of arms."
The Deeds of Louis the Fat. [Vie de Louis le Gros] Translated by Richard C. Cusimano and John Moorhead. Washington D. C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 1992. ———. "The Illustrious King Louis [VII], Son of Louis [VI]." [Historia gloriosi regis Ludovici] In Selected Works of Abbot Suger of Saint Denis.
Coronation of Louis VI of France, called the Fat (French: le Gros).. Marie was born around 1080, perhaps near Longpont, she was the daughter of a knight, Renaud de Breuillet de Dourdan (died before 1115) [1] [2] and a woman named Florie. [3]
Thomas of Marle came into power during a period of unrest with the nobility of France. Abbot Suger of St. Denis' chronicles of the reign of King Louis VI "the Fat" recorded his king constantly marching across his kingdom to bring his unruly lords and barons to heel.
Thomas Bisson argued that the text was primarily written in the gesta genre of Latin literature as a celebration of Duke Boleslaus III Wrymouth, defending his actions and legimizing his dynasty (compare the near-contemporary Deeds of Louis the Fat). [23] The work is divided into three books, focused on genealogy, politics and warfare.
Thegan wrote his history of Louis the Pious, translated as "The Deeds of Emperor Louis," in 836-7. The text is a narrative in unpolished Latin, as judged by the standards of the day, [8] written with hortatory intent and based on personal knowledge and communication with friends.
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The Deeds of Louis the Fat. Translated by Cusimano, Richard C.; Moorhead, John. Catholic University of America Press. Tanner, Heather (2004). Families, Friends and Allies: Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England, c. 879-1160. Brill. Tyerman, Christopher (2015). How to Plan a Crusade. Reason and Religious War in the High Middle Ages ...