Louis VIII the Lion (5 September 1187 – 8 November 1226) was a King of France from the House of Capet who reigned from 1223 to 1226. He also claimed the title King of England from 1216 to 1217. Louis VIII was born in Paris, the son of King Philip II of France and Isabelle of Hainaut, from whom he inherited the County of Artois.