John of Joinville

John of Joinville
Jean de Joinville presenting his book Life of Saint Louis to Louis X of France, miniature, 1330s.
Born(1224-05-01)1 May 1224
Died24 December 1317(1317-12-24) (aged 93)
OccupationsKnight, biographer

John of Joinville (French: Jean, French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ də ʒwɛ̃vil], 1 May 1224 – 24 December 1317) was one of the great chroniclers of medieval France. He is most famous for writing the Life of Saint Louis, a biography of Louis IX of France that chronicled the Seventh Crusade.

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