Louis VIII

Louis VIII may refer to:

  • Louis VIII of France "the Lion" (1187–1226)
  • Louis VIII, Duke of Bavaria (c. 1368-1447)
  • Louis VIII, Duke of Bavaria "the Younger" (1403–1445)
  • Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (ruled 1739–1768)

Famous quotes containing the words louis and/or viii:

    I have done my fiddling so long under Vesuvius that I have almost forgotten to play, and can only wait for the eruption and think it long of coming. Literally no man has more wholly outlived life than I. And still it’s good fun.
    —Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894)

    For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast
    crowned him with glory and honor.
    Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands;
    —Bible: Hebrew Psalm VIII (l. VIII, 5–6)