Louis IX (Saint Louis): crusades and legal reforms (1226–1270)

1. Louis IX becomes king under Blanche’s regency

   Nov 8, 1226Labels: Louis IX, Blanche of, Capetian monarchy

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2. Louis IX crowned at Reims Cathedral

   Nov 29, 1226Labels: Reims Cathedral, Louis IX, Coronation

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3. Treaty of Paris ends Albigensian Crusade phase

   Apr 12, 1229Labels: Treaty of, Raymond VII, Languedoc

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4. Louis IX marries Margaret of Provence

   May 27, 1234Labels: Margaret of, Louis IX, House of

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5. Louis IX leads Seventh Crusade from Aigues-Mortes

   Aug 25, 1248Labels: Seventh Crusade, Aigues-Mortes, Louis IX

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6. Crusaders capture Damietta in Egypt

   Jun 6, 1249Labels: Damietta, Seventh Crusade, Crusader army

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7. Louis IX captured after defeat at Fariskur

   Apr 6, 1250Labels: Battle of, Louis IX, al-Mansurah

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8. Louis IX released; Damietta surrendered back

   May 6, 1250Labels: Damietta surrender, Louis IX, Prisoner exchange

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9. Louis IX returns to France and begins reform push

   Jul 1, 1254Labels: Louis IX, Royal reforms, Acre return

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10. Treaty of Corbeil reshapes France–Aragon claims

    May 11, 1258Labels: Treaty of, Louis IX, James I

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11. Treaty of Paris settles major issues with England

    Dec 4, 1259Labels: Treaty of, Louis IX, Henry III

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12. Louis IX launches Eighth Crusade against Tunis

    Jul 1, 1270Labels: Eighth Crusade, Tunis, Louis IX

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13. Louis IX dies at Tunis; crusade collapses

    Aug 25, 1270Labels: Death at, Louis IX, Philip III

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