1215 - 1270 (55 years)| Name | Saint Louis Capet [1] | |
| Title | King of France | |
| Suffix | IX | |
| Birth | 25 Apr 1215 | Poissy, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France  [1] |
| Gender | Male | |
| Kinfolk of Note | Direct Ancestor of Mack Ferrin Smith | |
| Military - Old World | Louis led two crusades, the Sixth and the Seventh Crusades. He was captured and imprisoned during the Sixth and died at the onset of the Seventh | |
| Ordained | St. Louis IX was canonized in 1297 by Pope Boniface VIII, and his feast is August 25 [2] | |
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†Saint Louis IX Louis IX meeting Pope Innocent IV at Cluny |
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| Religion | He was well known for protecting the French clergy from secular leaders and for strictly enforcing laws against blasphemy | |
| Death | 25 Aug 1270 | Tunis, Tunisia [1] |
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| Burial | As Tunis was Muslim territory, his body was subjec | |
| Person ID | I8491 | A Tree Called Smith |
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |
| Father | King of France Louis Capet, VIII, b. 5 Sep 1187, Paris, Île-de-France, France d. 8 Nov 1226, Montpensier, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France (Age 39 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Blanca Alphonsa, b. 4 Mar 1188, Valencia, Pais Valenciano, Spain d. 27 Nov 1252, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 64 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Marriage | 23 May 1200 | Eure, Haute-Normandie, France [1] |
| Family ID | F2984 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Marguerite de Provence, b. 1221, Bourgogne, France d. 21 Dec 1295, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France (Age 74 years) | |||
| Marriage | 27 May 1234 | Sens, Yonne, Bourgogne, France [1] |
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| Family ID | F2929 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |||
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| Old World | | †Saint Louis IX Louis IX meeting Pope Innocent IV at Cluny |
| _King Louis IX Louis IX (25 Ap 1214 – 25 Aug 1270), Saint Louis or Louis the Saint, was King of France from 1226 to 1270. His admirers through the centuries have regarded Louis IX as the ideal Christian ruler. His skill as a knight and engaging manner with the public made him popular. Despite his liberalizing legal reforms, Louis was a devout Christian. He… |
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