Louis VII of France
Louis VII led the disastrous Second Crusade and famously annulled his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine, who subsequently married his rival Henry II of England, bringing her vast domains to the English crown. This dynastic blunder shaped the Plantagenet-Capetian rivalry for generations.
- Lived: 1120 CE – 1180 CE
- Nationality: french
- Roles: king, head_of_state
