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Map of Seventh Crusade The Seventh Crusade formally began on 12 August 1248 when Louis IX left from Paris. [ 44 ] His entourage included his wife, consort queen of France Margaret of Provence , two of the king's brother, Charles I of Anjou with his wife, Beatrice of Provence , sister of Margaret, and Robert I of Artois .
The Seventh Crusade met its end at Fariskur in 1250, marking a historical turning point for all the regional parties existing at that time. Egypt defeated Louis's crusade and proved to be Islam's citadel and arsenal. The Seventh Crusade was the last major offensive undertaken by the crusaders against Egypt.
Louis IX during the Seventh Crusade. The Seventh Crusade (1248–1254) was the first of the two Crusades led by Louis IX of France. Also known as the Crusade of Louis IX to the Holy Land, its objective was to reclaim the Holy Land by attacking Egypt, the main seat of Muslim power in the Middle East, then under as-Salih Ayyub, son of al-Kamil.
The siege of Damietta occurred in 1249 and was part of the Seventh Crusade.. Louis IX of France landed at Damietta in 1249. Egypt would, Louis thought, provide a base from which to attack Jerusalem, and its wealth and supply of grain would keep the crusaders fed and equipped.
Louis IX on a ship departing from Aigues-Mortes, for the Seventh Crusade Map of Aigues-Mortes and its access to the sea Aigues-Mortes Plan. In 791, Charlemagne erected the Matafère Tower amid the swamps for the safety of fishermen and salt workers.
Map of the route of the Seventh Crusade. 1247. May. Dominican Ascelin of Lombardy is sent to meet the Mongol general Baiju Noyan. Baiju and Ascelin discussed an alliance against the Ayyubids. [254] July. Castile begins the 16-month Siege of Seville. [255] August – 15 October. The Ayyubids defeat the Hospitallers at the Siege of Ascalon and ...
The ships of the Seventh Crusade, led by King Louis's brothers, Charles d'Anjou and Robert d'Artois, sailed from Aigues-Mortes and Marseille to Cyprus during the autumn of 1248, and then on to Egypt. The ships entered Egyptian waters and the troops of the Seventh Crusade disembarked at Damietta in June 1249.
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