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Sire de Jean Joinville

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Jean Joinville, sire de , 1224?-1317?, French chronicler, biographer of Louis IX of France (St. Louis). As seneschal (governor) of Champagne, Joinville was a close adviser to Louis, whom he accompanied (1248-54) on the Seventh Crusade. He opposed and refused to take part in the Eighth Crusade. His memoir of St. Louis, dictated between 1304 and 1309 for the instruction of Louis X, is an invaluable record of the king, of feudal France, and of the Seventh Crusade. It is written in a simple, delightful style, with moving reverence for the saintly and chivalrous king, with a sharp eye for grap... Read more
Jean, sire de Joinville
...made seneschal of Champagne and divided his time between the royal court and his fief of Joinville. Jean, sire de Joinville Jean, sire de Joinville Jean, sire de Joinville Read more
Louis IX
...best and most famous life of Louis was written by Jean, Sire de Joinville, who accompanied the King on his first crusade, The...Crusades, vol. 2 (1962). Additional Sources Richard, Jean, Saint Louis: Crusader King of France, Cambridge... Read more

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