11 works, Today, August 25th, is Saint Louis IX’s day, his story illustrated #237
1 min readAug 25, 2020
Saint Louis IX of France, c. 1897
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Palais de Justice, Paris.
Louis IX (1214–1270), or St. Louis, was king of France from 1226 to 1270. One of the greatest French kings, he consolidated the Crown’s control over the great lords, proved his passion for justice, and went on two crusades…