St. Louis IX de France, King of France^{[1, 2, 3]}

1214 - 1270  (56 years)

• Name	Louis IX de France
  		Royal Arms of France
  Title	St.
  Suffix	King of France
  Born	25 Apr 1214	Château de Poissy, Yvelines
  Gender	Male
  Title	1226  [4]
  	King of France
  Military	12 Jun 1248	Paris, Île-de-France, France   [5]
  	Seventh Crusade
  		Crusaders First (1095–1099); Second (1147–1149); Third or the Kings' Crusade (1189–1192); Forth (1202–1204); Fifth (1213–1221); Sixth (1228); Barons' (1239); Seventh (1248-1254); Eighth (1270); and Ninth (1271-1272).
  Military	8 Feb 1250	Mansoura, Egypt   [2]
  	Battle of Al Mansurah (Ayyubid victory)
  		Battle of Al Mansurah The Seventh Crusade was prosecuted by King Louis IX in response to yet another loss of Jerusalem. His goal was similar to that endorsed by Richard I during the waning of the Third Crusade and attempted during the Fifth: win Jerusalem by first occupying Ayyubid Egypt. To that end, Louis won a contested amphibious landing in Egypt on 5 Jun 1249 and occupied Damietta while his opponent, Fakhr al-Din, fell back on Mansoura. To avoid the Nile flood season Louis did not move to al-Din until November and then puzzled over crossing the Tanis, all the while suffering harassment from the Egyptianson the opposite bank. With the discovery of a ford, a mounted contingent finally crossed at dawn on 8 Feb 1250. It was an undisciplined charge, led by the king's brother Robert, that was Louis’ undoing: it continued into the narrow confines of Mansoura where it was cut apart by a garrison of Mamluks. Having beaten back the ensuing counterattack, Louis clung stubbornly to his position until disease and starvation forced his retreat in April. That turned into a bloody rout and Louis, himself suffering from dysentery, was captured and subsequently ransomed. The tactical failures of the crusade fatally shifted the balance of power away from Christian and Ayyubid alike: Mamluk hegemony in the Levant was on the ascent.
  Died	25 Aug 1270	Tunis, Tunisia   [6, 7]
  	Louis died of the plague after arriving in Tunis. At the time, he was leading a contingent of the eighth crusade; however, the route to Tunis was determined by his brother Charles, who, as the king of Sicily, was concerned with pacifying his enemies to the south. [6]
  Canonized	1297
  		Divines How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”
  Also Known As	St. Louis.
  Buried	Saint-Denis Basilica, Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
  Person ID	I12816	Dickinson
  Last Modified	17 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	Louis VIII de France, King of France,   b. 3 Sep 1187, Paris, Île-de-France, France ,   d. 8 Nov 1226, Montpensier-en-Auvergne, France  (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Blanca de Castilla, Queen consort of France,   b. 4 Mar 1188, Palencia, Castile ,   d. 1252, Paris, Île-de-France, France  (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	23 May 1200	Pont-Audemer, Normandy   [8]
  Family ID	F3488	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marguerite de Provence, Queen consort of France,   b. 1221, Saint-Maime, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France ,   d. 21 Dec 1295, Paris, Île-de-France, France  (Age 74 years)
  Married	27 May 1234	athedral of St Etienne, Sens, Yonne
  Children	1. Blanche de France,   b. 12 Jul or 4 Dec 1240,   d. 29 Apr 1243  (Age 2 years)  [Birth]   2. Isabelle de France,   b. 2 or 18 Mar 1242,   d. 27 Apr 1271, Hyères, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France  (Age 29 years)  [Birth] + 3. Philippe III of France, King of France,   b. 1 May 1245, Poissy, Île-de-France, France ,   d. 5 Oct 1285, Perpignan, Roussillon, France  (Age 40 years)  [Birth]   4. Philippe de France,   b. 1 May 1245, Château de Poissy, Yvelines ,   d. 5 Oct 1285, Perpignan, France  (Age 40 years)  [Birth]   5. Jean de France,   b. ca. 1246,   d. 10 Mar 1248  (Age ~ 2 years)  [Birth]   6. Jean "Tristan" de France, Count of Nevers,   b. 8 Apr 1250, Damietta, Egypt ,   d. Aug 1270, Tunis, Tunisia  (Age 20 years)  [Birth]   7. Pierre de France, Count of Alençon and Perche, Lord of Mortagne and Bellême,   b. 1251, Acre, Israel ,   d. 6 or 7 Apr 1284, Salerno, Campania, Italy  (Age 33 years)  [Birth]   8. Blanche de France,   b. 1253, Jaffa, Israel ,   d. 17 Jun 1320, Monastery of the Poor Clares of the Ave Maria, Faubourg Saint-Marcel, Paris  (Age 67 years)  [Birth]   9. Marguerite de France, Dss of Brabant,   b. 1255,   d. Jul 1271  (Age 16 years)  [Birth]   10. Robert de France, Count of Clermont ,   b. ca. 1256,   d. 7 Feb 1317  (Age ~ 61 years)  [Birth] + 11. Agnès de France, Dcss of Burgundy ,   b. ca. 1260,   d. 20 Dec 1325, Château de Lantenay, Côte-d'Or, France  (Age ~ 65 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2019
  Family ID	F3709	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 Apr 1214 - Château de Poissy, Yvelines Military - Seventh Crusade - 12 Jun 1248 - Paris, Île-de-France, France Military - Battle of Al Mansurah (Ayyubid victory) - 8 Feb 1250 - Mansoura, Egypt Died - 25 Aug 1270 - Tunis, Tunisia Buried - - Saint-Denis Basilica, Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

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