Louis IX of France
لويس التاسع ملك الفرنسيس
1270 CE · 669 AH
Louis, king of the Franks, called in their tongue «roi de France»; the Muslims carried him captive from al-Mansura in Egypt in 648 AH and released him on Damietta's surrender, then he returned at the end of Dhu al-Qa'da 668 with three hundred sails and seven kings to besiege Tunis where the Hafsid al-Mustansir ruled, dying in his camp at Carthage in 669 AH — by plague as some said, or by a stray arrow.
At a glance
- Roles
- sultan
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe · Maghreb
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Louis IX, king of France. Ibn Khaldun calls him "king of the Franks", and says that they call him in their language "Roi France". 1
Captivity at Mansura
Ibn Khaldun says that the Muslims took him captive from Mansura in Egypt in 648 AH, and then released him in exchange for their being allowed to hold Damietta. 1
The campaign on Tunis
Ibn Khaldun relates that he came back at the end of Dhu al-Qa'da 668 AH with fleets that he said numbered three hundred and seven kings, among them the lord of Sicily and the lord of the islands. He besieged Tunis, where the sultan al-Mustansir al-Hafsi was. He died in his camp at Carthage in 669 AH. It is said that he died of his natural death, and it is said that an arrow from an unknown hand struck him in one of the encounters. 1 The corresponding Gregorian year, 1270 CE, is calculated.
Connections
- Participated in
- Louis IX's siege of Tunis (the Eighth Crusade)
People and things also explored
al-Mustansir billah al-Hafsi· Tunis· Louis IX's siege of Tunis (the Eighth Crusade)
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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islam.museum contributors. “Louis IX of France”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/louis-ix/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.