Born ‎between 25 BET., Apr and at Chateau de Poissy, Poissy, Yvelines, France, died ‎ Aug 25, 1270 at Tunis, Tunisia, North Africa of Bubonic Plague‎, buried ‎ at St. Denis, Seine-St.-Denis, France
Name: Louis IX the Saint CAPET King of France
Surname: Capet
Given Name: Louis IX the Saint
NSFX: King of France
_AKA: St. Louis
Sex: M
Birth: 25 Apr 1214/1215 in Chateau of Poissy,Yvelines,France 1 2 3
Death: 25 Aug 1270 in Tunis,Tunisia,North Africa of Bubonic plague
Burial: Saint Denis,Seine,France
Reference Number: 402654196
_UID: 5A830F7131E88E4FA6B72C727C6796440B7B
Note:
!Called St. Louis, king of France (1226-70). His mother was regent during his minority and again from 1248 until her death in 1252. During the latter years Louis was in the Holy Land on the Seventh Crusade, one of the religious wars between Christians and Muslims. Louis and his forces were defeated and captured in Egypt in 1250, and the king remained in Syria for 4 years before returning to France. In 1258 Louis signed the Treaty of Corbeil, relinquishing to the kingdom of Aragon all French claims to Barcelona and Roussilon, in return of which the Aragonese renouced their claims to parts of Provence and Languedoc. In 1259 he signed the Treaty of Paris, by which Henry III of England was confirmed in his possession of territories in southwestern France and Louis received the provinces of Anjou, Normandy, Poitou, Maine, and Touraine. In 1270 Louis embarked on another Crusade and died en route at Tunis. He was an outstanding monarch of medieval times and was canonized in 1297. His feast day is August 25. [Funk & Wagnalls]

FOSTER LINE

!1226 - Succeeds to the throne
1248 - Leads 7th Crusade
1249 - Lands in Egypt
1250 - Saracens capture Louis IX
1254 - Returns to France from Palestine
1270 - Dies while on the 8th Crusade
[Timetables of History]

!The untimely death of his father Louis VIII in 1226 seemed a likely moment for England and the French nobles to regain the territories and prerogatives lost to Philip II, for the crown of France rested on the head of 12-year-old Louis IX. But these plans were thwarted by a strong regency under the control of the widowed queen, Blanche. Despite his piety, Louis gave France strong government. When the nobles of SW France revolted against him in 1242, Louis was brought into conflict with their ally, Henry III of England. But his armies soon put down the revolt, and from 1243 to the end of the reign France
was free from internal strife. [Outline History of Mankind]

!The spread of royal power was accompanied again by a broadening of jurisdiction of the king's courts. The king's coinage was made sole currency in the royal domain, and Louis forced the nobles to allow its circulation in their realms. The improvement of the royal coinage soon made it more acceptable to the people than that produced by the local lords. [Outline
History of Mankind]

!To the reign of Louis IX may be traced the development of the French judiciary and treasury. Louis broadened the sphere of the royal courts, and became famed throughout Europe as a dispenser of justice. With the increased number of cases appealed to the king's courts, a special group of members of the Great Council was set up to hear such cases. Likewise, another group of members of the Great Council was detailed to care for the financial transactions of the king's household. [Outline History of Mankind]

!3 sons and a daughter who was Queen of Navarre. Tall, handsome, and practised in arms, he proved himself a leader of men, even a hero in battle. He was sociable in a somewhat grave and reserved style. Hard on himself, he could make allowance for others of less austere temper. His strictness of life seems to have imposed respect on those around him, even on his more worldly minded brothers, who little relished the severe manners of his court. Was accustomed to gathering his children at bedtime and reciting stories of courage and high morals. On his deathbed he left an epistle encouraging his son who was to
succeed him to be firm and fair, avoid the sins of warfare, if war becomes necessary, avoid conflagrations which harm poor, innocent folk, and do everything that it pleasing to our Lord. [Leaders & Landmarks, Vol. II, Chap. VII]

!Son of Louis VIII and Blance of Castile; husband of Marguerite Berenger; father of Philippe III. [Ped. of Charlemagne, Vol. I, p. 64]

!Tunis, 19 Aug 1270 -- Takes his nephew Prince Edward of England on a crusade. [Chronicle of the Royal Family, p. 56]

m. Margaret of Provence; father of Robert of France, Count of Clermont. [Royal Descents, p. 297]

m. Margarite of Provence; father of Dona Blanca de Francia who m. El Ynfante Don Fernando. [Misc. Gen. et Heraldica, p. 87]

King of France from 1226-1270. Louis IX was considered an outstanding monarch of medieval times and was canonized as "St. Loius" by the Roman Catholic Church in 1297. His feast day is August 25.[Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England between 1623 and 1650, Sixth Edition by Frederick Lewis Weis Genealogical Publishing Co.,
Baltimore 1988 line 101-28]

Born in Poissy, near Paris, the son of Louis VIII. By his victories he compelled Henry III of England to acknowledge French suzerainty in Guienne (1259). He led the Seventh Crusade (1248), but was defeated in Egypt, taken prisoner, and ransomed. After returning to France (1254), he carried out several legal reforms, and fostered learning, the arts, and literature. He
embarked on a new Crusade in 1270, and died of plague at Tunis. He was cannonized in 1297. [The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia, p. 585]
Change Date: 20 Feb 2003 at 13:47:42

Father: Louis VIII the Lion CAPET King of France b: 4 Sep 1187 in Paris,Seine,France
Mother: Blanche Alphonsa of CASTILE Regent of France b: 23 Mar 1188 in Chateau de Palencia, Valencia, Spain

Marriage 1 Marguerite de PROVENCE Queen of France b: 1221 in St Maine B. Forc,Alpes-de-Haute P,of Provence,France
Married: 27 May 1234 in ,Sens,Yvonne,France
Children
of Navarre Queen b: ABT 1240 in ,,,France
Philip III the Bold CAPET King of France b: 3 Apr 1245 in Poissy,Yvelines,France
Louis of France Prince b: ABT 1250 in ,,,France
Tristram of France Prince b: ABT 1250 in Damietta,,,Egypt
Blanche of FRANCE Princess of France b: ABT 1250 in France
Robert of France de CLERMONT Count Clermont b: 1256 in ,,,France

Sources:
Title: Plantagenet Ancestry of King Edward III and Queen Philippa
Author: Moriarty, George Edward
Publication: Pioneer Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, 1985
Page: p. 116
Title: The Plantagenet Ancestry
Author: Turton, William Harry
Publication: DSO Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore, 1984, 1993
Page: p. 4
Title: Royal Ancestors of Some American Families
Author: Call, Michel
Publication: Salt Lake City, 1989, 1991
Page: Chart 11201, 11309
From 'Glick/Foster Ancestry' at Rootsweb.com

Born ‎ 1221 at St. Maime Bredin, Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute Provence, France, died ‎ Dec 21, 1295 at Paris, France‎, 73 or 74 years, buried ‎ at St. Denis, Seine-St.-Denis, France
Name: Marguerite de PROVENCE Queen of France
Surname: Provence
Given Name: Marguerite de
NSFX: Queen of France
Sex: F
Birth: 1221 in St Maine B. Forc,Alpes-de-Haute P,of Provence,France
Death: 21 Dec 1295 in Paris,Seine,France
Burial: Saint Denis,Seine-St-Denis,France
Reference Number: 402654197
_UID: 6C42133D312C5F40BD412BB6E9AA81E4D1AE
Note:
!Not as well loved by her husband as was his mother. There was ill feeling between the two ladies and they avoided each other's company. [Leaders &Landmarks, Vol II, p. 75]

BURR, NEWLIN FOSTER LINE - 22nd ggrandmother

!Possibly the daughter of Raymond Berenger of Provence 6588. Husband's brother Charles of Anjou married the heiress of Provence, possibly another daughter. Raymond's daughter Eleanor married King Henry III of England.

!Left in charge at Damietta, while her husband was fighting in the 7th Crusade (c. 1250), while recovering from the pangs of childbirth, had to exert herself to provide her husband's ransom and to hold together the dismayed garrison. At her request an old knight had promised to kill her before she became captive to the Saracens. The government put in power by the Marmeluke revolt came to terms with its royal captive, solemn oaths being taken on either side for payment of the ransom, which the queen could not collect at once. Presently she sailed off for Acre; and the prisoners were brought down to the harbour, where their shipping awaited them. The Saracen knights got drunk on the wine there and slaughtered many of the prisoners in atonement for their drunkeness. [Leaders & Landmarks, Vol. II, p. 84-5]

b. 1221, d. 1295 [Judy Martin]
1
Change Date: 20 Feb 2003 at 00:04:52

Father: Raymond IV BERENGER Count Provence b: 1195/1198 in of Provence,Aix-en-Provence,Bouches-du-Rhone,France
Mother: Beatrice, Countess of SAVOY b: ABT 1201 in Ghamberg,Savoy France

Marriage 1 Louis IX the Saint CAPET King of France b: 25 Apr 1214/1215 in Chateau of Poissy,Yvelines,France
Married: 27 May 1234 in ,Sens,Yvonne,France
Children
of Navarre Queen b: ABT 1240 in ,,,France
Philip III the Bold CAPET King of France b: 3 Apr 1245 in Poissy,Yvelines,France
Louis of France Prince b: ABT 1250 in ,,,France
Tristram of France Prince b: ABT 1250 in Damietta,,,Egypt
Blanche of FRANCE Princess of France b: ABT 1250 in France
Robert of France de CLERMONT Count Clermont b: 1256 in ,,,France

Sources:
Repository:
Name: Cheryl Varner Library

Title: Leaders & Landmarks in European History, Volume II: The Middle Ages
Author: Moncrieff, A.R. Hope; Chaytor, The Rev. H.J., M.A..
Publication: The Gresham Publishing Company, London, 1913
Page: p. 75, 84-85
From 'Glick/Foster Ancestry' at Rootsweb.com