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Louis Capet, King of France , IX

Louis Capet, King of France , IX

Male 1215 - 1270  (55 years)


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  • Name Louis Capet 
    Title King of France 
    Suffix IX 
    Christening 25 Apr 1214  Île-De-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth 25 Apr 1215  Île-De-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 25 Aug 1270  Tunis, Tunisia, North Africa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial May 1271  Île-De-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7925  footsteps | Ancestors, Beaufort, Charlamagne, Conqueor, Robert Capet II
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

    Father Louis Capet, King Of France ,   b. 5 Sep 1187, Île-De-France, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1226, Auvergne, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Blanca Alphonsa,   b. 4 Mar 1188   d. 27 Nov 1252, Paris, Île-De-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1200 
    Family ID F4584  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret of Provence, Queen Consort Of Louis IX ,   b. 1221, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Dec 1295, Paris, Île-De-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 27 May 1234  Boulogne, Pays de la Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Phillipe Capet, King of France , III,   b. 30 Apr 1245, Île-De-France, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 1285, Languedoc-Roussillon, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F4596  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 25 Apr 1214 - Île-De-France, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Apr 1215 - Île-De-France, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 May 1234 - Boulogne, Pays de la Loire, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Aug 1270 - Tunis, Tunisia, North Africa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - May 1271 - Île-De-France, France Link to Google Earth
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  • 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.


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