The church of Sainte Chapelle that stands today in Paris, France has been recognized as a massive reliquary for the relics acquired by King Louis IX during his Reign. Louis IX, the King of France acquired the Crown of thorns during the 13th century. It was the first relic of many that were placed in his royal collection. The Crown was acquired through a purchase from his cousin Baldwin II, the Emperor of Constantinople. Relics that could be directly connected to Christ or the Virgin mother were viewed
In 1241, King Louis IX was 27 years old, when he decided to build the Sainte Chapelle to house his great treasures – the relics of Christ. In the thirteenth century, the kingdom of France was a prosperous nation in wealth and power. The popular and well-known university, Notre dame was located in Paris that occupied over 200,000 students from many different cultures. “In 1237, the new Franc Emperor of the East, Baudoin II de Dourtenay, was faced by heavy expenses of a mainly military nature; he tried
stop her from changing the history of the world. In Egypt during the 13th century, when women were not treated the same as men, the fearless and determined Shagrat Al-Durr rose from the ranks of slave to become the Sultana of Egypt and defeated King Louis IX during the Crusades. Even though women weren’t treated the same as men in Egypt during the 13th century, that didn’t stop Shagrat Al-Durr from proving them wrong. In the 13th century, it was believed that women weren’t capable of handling big responsibilities
rare jewel that has magnificent architecture and decoration; the stain glass windows seem to be inside of a jewel case. The many jewels seem to change color every hour with the sunlight rays bouncing back and forth. “The founder, King Louis IX, the future St. Louis, who had it built to house the Holy Relics of the Passion, today dispersed” (Finance 1). The spire has statues of Christ’s apostles at the base of the spire and has angles decorated above the apostles. The Sainte Chapelle, the lower chapel
Second Option - Louis Does Not Join the Crusade In 1244, when news came to a sickly Louis IX that the Christians had been defeated and the Muslims had taken over the Holy Land, he firmly resolved to begin a Crusade to take Jerusalem back. He two Crusades, with the second ending in his death. Louis IX was known to have done many good things in his reign and had he not joined the Crusade leading to his death, he could have lived longer and done much more. While the Christians may
however, Louis IX was more than a good king,; he was a great king. As He was the son of King Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile, he was born into royalty being the and the oldest among twelve others siblings. He was born into royalty on August 25, 1215. HHowever, his father died when he was only twelve12 years old, which left him leaving him as king of France at a very young age. His mother became took over as regent until he was ready to rule by himself. He became the King of France at the age
Muslims burned Christian churches, massacred Christians, and recaptured the Jerusalem from the Christians. King Louis IX of France immediately responded and took the cross to recapture the Holy City, once and for all, in reverence for God. Louis IX believed he would succeed because his family’s experience in crusading, his piousness, and he had the resources to lead the Crusade. While Louis IX prepared, “…the best-funded, best organized enterprises that Christendom had ever launched,” the crusaders
The French’s major strength was their wealth and the support of the papacy. The monarchy of France was rich through the crown, not through nobles, which added to the strength of the empire (ch. 9, rd. 6a, p. 309). King Louis IX did not ask for money or wealth from his nobles or the people of France, thus proving the wealth behind the crown of the monarchy (ch. 9, rd. 6b, p. 312). The strength came from the King not relying on the noble’s wealth
Louis XIV was arguably the most influential king in the history of France, constructing a new modern system. The achievements of his reign such as making France the cultural capital of Europe cannot be ignored (Judge I). Louis’s inheritance of absolutism and his successes in developing an absolute monarchy had been the objective of French kings before him, but his newly powerful government and state-building policy was undeniably comprehensive (Church IX). He established many reforms, such as changing
kingdoms in Europe, and descendants of the line still exist today. It originated in France as a branch of the Capetian Dynasty, and also expanded to Spain and Italy. The dynasty's original fortress, Château de Bourbon-l'Archambault (Castle of Bourbon-l'Archambault), still exists today in the Allier department of France, albeit largely destroyed. The royal family line began when Robert of Clermont, son of French King Louis IX, married the heiress of Bourbon known as Beatrice of Burgundy in 1272. This deemed
Ferdinand III, Saint, King of Leon and Castile, member of the Third Order of St. Francis in 1198 near Salamanca, at Seville, May 30, 1252. In 1217 Ferdinand became King of Castile, which crown his mother renounced in his favor, and in 1230 he succeeded to the crown of Leon, though not without civil attack, since many were opposed to the union of the two kingdoms. He appointed his counselors the wisest men in the State, saw to the strict administration of justice, and took great care not to over-burden
called for another military siege to take back the Holy Land. Kings Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany led the troops into Damascus in 1145. After every army got there, the German king decided he had enough, and left. At the end of the second crusade nothing was accomplished. Third Crusade:
singing, and playing the harp. During her learning, she also learned to speak Latin, and good at music and literature. She also studied riding, hawking, and hunting. Also, during her growing up, she also influenced deeply by her grandfather – William IX. Her grandfather was a famous troubadour. With all these great education and influence from his grandfather, she became a very extroverted, lively, intelligent and open – mind
military battles are not the major focus of this research effort, I will only briefly describe the remaining Crusades. Pope Eugenius III proclaimed the Second Crusade in 1145 and it was led by King Louis VII of France beginning in 1147. Unlike its predecessor,
the Christians “Franks”. In 1144, Edessa was captured by the governor of Mosul, Zangi. The news of the capture traveled throughout Europe, and they were flabbergasted about it. Authorities called for another Crusade which were led by King Louis VII, from France, and King Conrad III, from Germany. The Turks hit Conrad’s army in Dorylaeum. The kings then reassembled their armies in Jerusalem and attacked the Syrian base in Damascus. They had the largest Crusader force with numbers reaching 50,000.
Egyptians broke the French infantry, He was captured along with thousands of his troops, by the Egyptian army led by the Ayyubid Sultan Turanshah supported by the Bahariyya Mamluks. Approximately 800,000 livre (historyofwar) were paid in ransom for King Louis and thousands of his
French Crown in Explaining the Outbreak of the French Wars of Religion in 1562 Previously France had been ruled by Henry II, a strong experienced ruler. It was, however, an unfortunate jousting accident lead to the swift decline of the French monarchy. Henry’s successor, Francis II, was only fifteen years old on his accession to the throne in 1559. He was inexperienced and easily manipulated. Charles IX, a ten year old who relied upon the help of Catherine de Medici, his regent, then succeeded
Bigaglia around 1845 (Exhibits.museum.state.il.us, 2014). Four artists, featured at the Corning Museum of Glass, who pushed the boundaries of the way these everyday items were created were Louis Comfort Tiffany, Jean Crotti and Roger Malherbe-Navarre, and the Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat. Louis Comfort Tiffany was originally trained as a painter, but began studying the techniques of glassmaking when he was 24. In 1885, Tiffany established his own studios, employing teams of designers
Louis XIII and Richelieu were both ambitious for France and fearful for her position within Europe with powerful forces sharing large borders with her. These borders were dominated by the Habsburgs, the family who ruled the Holy Roman Empire and the Spanish Throne. Habsburg is the name of the family which sprang the Dukes and archdukes of Austria after 1282. They became kings of Hungary and Bohemia after 1526, and emperors of Austria after 1804. They were Holy Roman Emperors from 1430 to 1806 and
of both England and France.(follow link to take a look at Eleanor’s very long family tree http://www.my-ged.com/db/page/scokin/12251) Her father William X was the son of France’s first troubadour, William IX and Eleanor’s early life was saturated with culture and learning. The court of her father and grandfather was thought to be the main culture center of the time. At age 15, with her father’s passing, Eleanor became the sole heiress and ruler of the largest duchy in France – Aquitane. Eleanor was