North Vietnam was a state in North Asia.
Louis VIII the Lion -LRB- Louis VIII le Lion -RRB- -LRB- 5 September 1187 -- 8 November 1226 -RRB- was King of France from 1223 to 1226 .. King of France. List of French monarchs. He also claimed the title King of England from 1216 to 1217 .. King of England. King of England. England. Kingdom of England. 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 .. Philip II. Philip II of France. Philip II of France. Philip II of France. Isabelle of Hainaut. Isabelle of Hainaut. County of Artois. County of Artois. While Louis VIII only briefly reigned as king of France , he was an active leader in his years as crown prince .. During the First Barons ' War of 1215 -- 17 against King John of England , his military prowess earned him the epithet the Lion .. John of England. John, King of England. England. Kingdom of England. After his victory at the Battle of Roche-au-Moine in 1214 , he invaded southern England and was proclaimed `` King of England '' by rebellious barons in London on the 2 June 1216 .. King of England. King of England. Battle of Roche-au-Moine. Battle of Roche-au-Moine. England. Kingdom of England. London. London. He was never crowned , however , and renounced his claim after being excommunicated and repelled .. In 1217 , Louis started the conquest of Guyenne , leaving only a small region around Bordeaux to Henry III of England .. England. Kingdom of England. Guyenne. Guyenne. Bordeaux. Bordeaux. Henry III of England. Henry III of England. Louis 's short reign was marked by an intervention using royal forces into the Albigensian Crusade in southern France that decisively moved the conflict towards a conclusion .. Albigensian Crusade. Albigensian Crusade. He died in 1226 and was succeeded by his son Louis IX .. Louis IX. Louis IX of France