Louis VII (called
the Younger or
the Young) (1120 – 18 September 1180) was a
Capetian King of the Franks from 1137 until his death. He was the son and successor of King
Louis VI of France, hence his nickname, and married
Eleanor of Aquitaine, one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in western Europe. Eleanor came with the vast
Duchy of Aquitaine as a dowry for Louis, thus temporarily extending the Capetian lands to the
Pyrenees, but their marriage was annulled in 1152 after no male heir was produced.