Louis Capet, King of France

1215 - 1270  (55 years)

• Name	Louis Capet
  Title	King of France
  Suffix	IX
  Christening	25 Apr 1214	Île-De-France, France
  Birth	25 Apr 1215	Île-De-France, France
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Aug 1270	Tunis, Tunisia, North Africa
  Burial	May 1271	Île-De-France, France
  Person ID	I7776	footsteps
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Louis Capet, King Of France ,   b. 5 Sep 1187, Île-De-France, France d. 8 Nov 1226, Auvergne, France (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Blanca Alphonsa,   b. 4 Mar 1188   d. 27 Nov 1252, Paris, Île-De-France, France (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1200
  Family ID	F4492	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret of Provence, Queen Consort Of Louis IX ,   b. 1221, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, France d. 20 Dec 1295, Paris, Île-De-France, France (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	27 May 1234	Boulogne, Pays de la Loire, France
  Children	+ 1. Phillipe Capet, King of France ,   b. 30 Apr 1245, Île-De-France, France d. 5 Oct 1285, Languedoc-Roussillon, France (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Louis IX reined 44 yrs, led the 7th crusade in 1248 (captured in Egypt i n 1 2 5 0 ) a nd the 8th crusade 1270. Died of plague in Tunis. Canonized 12 97 a s S t . L o uis. : Louis successfully stood up to a dangerous coalition led by Hugh de L u s i g n an and Raymond VII of Toulouse with the backing of Henry III of En g l a n d . During the Seventh Crusade (1248-1254), St. Louis captured Damie t t a , b u t he was defeated at al-Mansurah in February 1250. Despite the P o p e ' s a dvice, the reticence of his lords, and his own poor health, Loui s s e t o f f f rom Aigues-Mortes for the Eighth Crusade. He died from plagu e d u r i n g the Seige of Tunis.