Geary, I intend to answer such questions by giving several instances of King Louis" rule. These instances I have mentioned are told by his close companion and advisor, Jean, Sire de Joinville. Furthermore, I intend to incorporate information about the royal administration and the relations between church and state in medieval France.
I will begin by discussing what may seem to be the least important of the qualities of King Louis, his style of clothing. From what Jean tells us that his lord once said, "men ought to clothe and arm their bodies in such wise that men of worth and age would never say, this man has done too much, nor young men say, this man has done too little." Jean verifys this by telling us that he had hardly seen King Louis wearing fancy embroidery; That his suits were mostly made of satin ornamented with his arms, and that he gave the money he would have used to purchase such fancy clothing to God (which I interpret as given to the poor). I believe this can tell us a lot about the character of King Louis. It shows that he cares more for the poor of his kingdom than for his own possessions.
King Louis also had a deep respect for God and the church. This can be proved by another of Jean's recollections, where the king asked him "which you would the better like, either to be a leper, or to have comitted a mortal sin?". Jean chose mortal sin, and the king said to him, "when a man dies, he is healed of leprosy but when a man who has comitted a mortal sin dies, he cannot know that God has forgiven him". King Louis also said "we ought to believe so firmly the articles of faith that neither fear of death, nor for any mischief that might happen to the body, should we be willing to go against them in word or deed." This shows just how strong King Louis" faith was in God, that he would easily choose to die before committing a mortal sin. I believe his faith was a great factor in the ruling of his kingdom, if not for any other reason than for politics.
At the young age of 15, she was married to Louis VII who was the King of France. ... One of her sons turned out to be King Richard I "the Lionheart". ... Important royal regencies, who were women, rose when the king was away crusading. ... She became regent while her son, King Louis IX, engaged in the crusade. On his departure in 1247, Louis IX told his mother, "I leave my three children for your wards. ...
King Louis, a servant of God, may just be close to perfection. ... King Louis character is documented by Jean, Lord of Joinville, and Seneschal of Champagne covering the time of pilgrimage with the king in a six year period. ... I believe Joinville and I wish to consider King Louis to be a great man in history. ... King Louis shows a great example of Christianity through his words but can words be enough? ... After reading the book along with online sources, I've learned about King Louis IX. ...
After the death of his mother, he was crowned king of Navarre, in 1572 as Henry III, and in 1589 he was crowned king of France and took the name Henry IV. ... In the same year he was crowned king of Navarre, he married the sister of the reigning monarch, Charles IX, Margaret of Valois, as a result of the temporary reconciliation between the Huguenots and the crown and to calm religious unrest. ... The year after, he married Marie of Médici, a distant cousin of the mother of the last Valois kings, who gave him a son, the future Louis XIII. He became the legal heir to the French throne up...
His father, Louis Bonaparte, was the king of Holland (1806-1810) and his uncle, his father's brother, was the Emperor Napoleon I of France. ... With Louis Phillipe's departure after the February Revolution of 1848, Louis Napoleon decided to return to France and begin again. ... In 1849, he ended his internal problems with the Catholics by bringing Pope Pius IX back to Rome. ... Louis then did something that surprised everyone. ... On July 2, 1870, Louis learned that a prince, who was related to the King of Prussia, was a candidate for the throne of Spain. ...
Bartholomew's Day Massacre August 24, 1572 (547, 562, 589) - Charles IX, King of France ordered Catholic noblemen and guards to kill about 100 Protestant nobles in their sleep as preemptive political strike b/c Protestants were gathering an army outside of Paris. ... The only reason they did was because Louis XIII died and Louis XIV was only 5. ... Leopold I 1657-1705 (597, 603-4) - Holy Roman Emperor while Louis XIV was in power. He and Louis XIV wanted the throne of Spain after Charles II died in 1700. Louis's grandson, Philip of Anjou, got the throne and then Louis kicked him ...
Unlike the First Crusade, the Second Crusade successfully recruited two of the monarchs at the time, King Lonrad II of Germany and King Louis VII of France and his consort, Queen Eleanor (of Aquitaine). ... The Third Crusade included some of the most powerful monarchs of the time, King Richard I of England, King Philip of France and Emperor Frederick II of Germany. ... King Andrew II of Hungary led the attack. ... King Louis IX of France (St. Louis) decided to lead the crusade. ...
Martin 1 A History of the Church in the Middle Ages, by Donald F. Logan takes its readers on a historical tour of medieval times. The author does a great job using different stories to emphasize the impact that the church and state had on shaping this period. Issues such as reform, heresy, corru...
Martin 1 A History of the Church in the Middle Ages, by Donald F. Logan takes its readers on a historical tour of medieval times. The author does a great job using different stories to emphasize the impact that the church and state had on shaping this period. Issues such as reform, heresy, corru...
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