LOUIS IX
Not all kings were uncaring aristocrats and a few were excellent, compassionate, rulers. Most were not however.
The Sultan responded (See {612151}) The King should have worried. The Sultan’s troops soundly defeated the French and then beheaded tens of thousands of French prisoners. The King was captured and ransomed.
The Sultan responded (see related quote): The King should have worried. The Sultan’s troops soundly defeated the French and then beheaded tens of thousands of French prisoners. The King was captured and ransomed.
Politicians, even kings, have always had to make decisions to balance the interests and public opinions of different groups.
Louis IX, commonly known as Saint Louis or Louis the Saint, is the only king of France to be canonized in the Catholic Church. Louis was crowned in Reims at the age of 12, following the death of his father Louis VIII; his mother, Blanche of Castile, ruled the kingdom as regent until he reached maturity, and then remained his valued adviser until her death. During Louis' childhood, Blanche dealt with the opposition of rebellious vassals and obtained a definitive victory in the Albigensian Crusade, which had started 20 years earlier.
