Abbot Suger's Reign Of Louis The Fat

After the death of Louis the Fat, he was immediately replaced by his second son, Louis VII, or Louis the Young. Abbot Suger was an adviser to him but he was also one of the regents during the second crusade. Even though Louis VII was not very keen on the idea of the crusade, during the time he died, he eventually started his own crusade. Suger’s work is not as detailed as his work for the life of Louis VI (Bradbury 130). He is one of the few kings, along with Philip I and Louis XI, who were not buried in the Abbey church of Saint-Denis (Verdon and Dally 190-191). Abbot Suger was born to a minor noble family and he was intelligent as a child (Bradbury 129). He was raised at the monastery of Saint-Denis. He studied there and at a very