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| − | |name=Saint Louis (Louis IX) | + | |name=Louis IX |
| − | |birth_date=25 April 1214 | + | |image= |
| − | |birth_place=[[Poissy]], [[France]] | + | |birth_date= |
| − | |death_date=25 August 1270 (aged 56) | + | |birth_place= |
| − | |death_place=[[Tunis]], [[Tunisia]] | + | |death_date=August 25, 1270 |
| − | |spouse=Margaret of Provence (m. 1234) | + | |death_place=Tunisia |
| − | 9 children
| + | |religion= |
| − | *Isabella, Queen of Navarre
| + | |spouse= |
| − | *Louis
| + | |children= |
| − | *[[Philip III]], King of France
| + | |alma_mater= |
| − | *John Tristan, Count of Valois
| + | |party= |
| − | *Peter I, Count of Alençon
| + | |office=King of France |
| − | *Blanche, Infanta of Castile
| + | |term_start=November 8, 1226 |
| − | *Margaret, Duchess of Brabant
| + | |term_end=August 25, 1270 |
| − | *Robert, Count of Clermont
| + | |preceded=[[Louis VIII]] |
| − | *Agnes, Duchess of Burgundy
| + | |succeeded=[[Philip III]] |
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| − | 2 children who died in infancy
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| − | *Blanche (1240 - 1244)
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| − | *John (1246/1247 - 1248)
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| − | |religion=Roman Catholicism | |
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| | Louis IX, also known as Saint Louis was king of France from 1226 until his death in 1270. | | Louis IX, also known as Saint Louis was king of France from 1226 until his death in 1270. |
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| | He is remembered as a king who was fair in justice and was sometimes asked to settle conflicts. He has been called “the ideal Christian ruler”. | | He is remembered as a king who was fair in justice and was sometimes asked to settle conflicts. He has been called “the ideal Christian ruler”. |