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1. Louis Ix Of France

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   Louis IX (4 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), often known as Saint Louis (descriptor) in later Catholic tradition, was King of France from 1226 until his death in 1270. He was the son of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile. Ascending the throne at the age of twelve, his reign represented a high-water mark for the Capetian Dynasty in terms of legal centralization, martial reputation, and the perceived spiritual authority of the [French crown](/e…