This King of France is born in 1214 and dies in 1270. He was baptized at Poissy and was the only French King to ever be canonized. His father Louis the Eight dies in 1226 and at 12 years of age he is risen to the throne of France. His mother was Blanche of Castille and was born in Spain. His father was born in France and a member of the House of Capet ( House of France ) who ruled the Kingdom of France from 987 to 1328. The first King of the Capetian Dynasty was Hugh and was a descendant to the Carolingians. Hugh Capet was influenced by the Robertians from his fathers side. Hugh's mother was Hedwige of Saxony and she was the daughter of Henry the Fowler, King of Germany. The Robertians were elite landowners on the Isle of France. Hugh's bloodline traces back to Charlemagne from both sides.
Father - Louis VIII
Mother - Blanche de Castille
Grandfather - Philip II
Born - April 25, 1214
Death - August 25, 1270 - Louis IX dies in Tunis from health complication. He is in Tunis with an army of Crusaders.
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Though that be so, we must not proceed to examining his life without recalling that Louis certainly is not the only monarch to become a saint. His very own cousin, Ferdinand III, King of Leon and Castile in Spain, was one. Other canonized monarchs include Henry, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, and his wife, the Empress Cunegund; Edward the Confessor of England; Stephen of Hungary; Olaf of Norway; Vladimir of Russia; Wenceslaus of Bohemia; Elizabeth of Portugal; and Margaret of Scotland. (The list is not complete.).....Louis IX, King, Crusader, and Saint
