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Jean de Joinville | |
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 Jean de Joinville presenting his book Life of Saint Louis to Louis X of France, miniature, 1330s. | |
| Born | May 1, 1224 |
| Died | December 24, 1317 (aged 93) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | knight, biographer |
Jean de Joinville (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ də ʒwɛ̃vil], 1 May 1224 – 24 December 1317) was one of the great chroniclers of medieval France.[1] He is most famous for writing the Life of Saint Louis, a biography of Louis IX of France that chronicled the Seventh Crusade.[2]
- ^ Saintsbury, George (1911). . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 492–493.
- ^ Villehardouin, G. de., Joinville, J. (1955–1908). Memoirs of the Crusades. London: J.M. Dent. p. 184 (known as Scecedin)
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