|
|
|
|
Author Lounge:
Jean Joinville |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
JOHN OF JOINVILLE was born in 1224 or 1225 into a family prominent in the county of Champagne. In 1233 he inherited the office of seneschal of Champagne that would igive him a leading role in the administrative affairs of the county. He joined the first cruade led by King Louis IX of France, and in 1248 set out on a campaign that would take him to Egypt and the Near East over its six-year course. Joinville became a close friend of Louis IX and after their return to France he was a familiar figure at the royal court, but refused to join Louis on his second crusade. He honoured Louis's memory by giving evidence to the enquiry that established his friend's sanctity and by composing The Life of Saint Louis, which he completed in 1309. Joinville died eight years later, at the age of at least ninety-two.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Book(s) by
Jean Joinville |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Browse for an Author
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A to Z list of authors (alphabetically by last
name) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Now available in a brand new look |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Best viewed with IE 5.5+ and Netscape 6.0+ at resolution of 1024 X 768.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|