Louis IX King France

1214 - 1270  (56 years)

• Name	Louis IX King France
  Born	18 Apr 1214	, Chateau Ofpoissy, Yvelines, France
  Gender	Male
  AFN	8XJD-KF
  Died	18 Aug 1270	Near, Tunis, Tunisia
  Buried	, Saint Denis, Seinesaintdenis, France
  Person ID	I25521	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2001

  
  

  Father	Louis VIII King France,   b. 27 Aug 1187, , Paris, Seine, France ,   d. 1 Nov 1226, Chateau de Montp, Puy-de-Dome, France  (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Blanca Princess Of Castile,   b. Feb 1188, , Valencia, Valencia, Spain ,   d. 20 Nov 1252, , Paris, Seine, France  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Married	16 May 1200	, Pont Audemer, Eure, France
  Family ID	F9353	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Marguerite, Countess Of Provence, Queen of France,   b. 1220, St Maime B. Forc, Alpes-de-Haute P, France, France ,   d. 14 Dec 1295, , Paris, Seine, France  (Age 75 years)
  Married	20 May 1234	, Sens, Yvonne, France
  Children	1. Blanche Princess Of France,   b. 27 Nov 1240, , Poissy, Yvelines, France ,   d. 22 Apr 1243  (Age 2 years)   2. Isabelle Princess Of France,   b. 23 Feb 1242, , Poissy, Yvelines, France ,   d. 21 Jan 1271, , Hieres, France  (Age 28 years)   3. Louis Prince Of France,   b. 14 Sep 1243, , Poissy, Yvelines, France ,   d. Bef 6 Jan 1259  (Age < 15 years) + 4. Philippe III King France,   b. 24 Apr 1245, , Poissy, Yvelines, France ,   d. 28 Sep 1285, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orienta, France  (Age 40 years)   5. Jean Prince Of France,   b. Abt 1245, , Poissy, Yvelines, France ,   d. 3 Mar 1247  (Age ~ 2 years)   6. Jean Tristan Prince France,   b. 1 Apr 1250, , Damietta, Damietta, Egypt ,   d. 27 Jul 1270, Near, Tunis, Tunisia  (Age 20 years)   7. Pierre Prince Of France,   b. 1250, , Paris, Seine, France ,   d. 30 Mar 1284, , Solerno, Italy  (Age 34 years)   8. Blanche Princess Of France,   b. Abt 1252, Of, Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel ,   d. 9 Jun 1320, , St Pakis, Seine, France  (Age ~ 68 years)   9. Marguerite Princess Of France,   b. 1253, , Paris, Seine, France ,   d. 1270  (Age 17 years)   10. Robert Prince Of France,   b. 1255, , Paris, Seine, France ,   d. 30 Jan 1317  (Age 62 years)   11. Agnes Princess Of France,   b. 1259, , Paris, Seine, France ,   d. 1326, Citeaux Abbey  (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F9304	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Louis IX King Of France or Saint Louis was the leader of two crusades. He came to the throne when he was 12, with his mother as regent. Under her training, he became a pious, unselfish ruler. He fought a war with Henry III of England, who at that time ruled part of France. This war ended in 1259 when the two kings signed the Treaty of Paris. Louis increased royal power at the expense of the nobles, but he won their respect by being fair and just. In 1248, Louis led a crusade to the Holy Land. He was defeated in Egypt and taken prisoner. The Moslems released him after he agreed to pay a large ransom. Louis led another crusade in 1270, but died in northern Africa when a plague broke out in his army. He was considered an ideal ruler. Even his enemies admired him for his fairness. Louis was cannonized by Pope Boniface VIII in 1297. ---------- Reference: "The World Book Encyclopedia", 1968, p L414-415.