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Events / War / Crusades
LOUIS IX EMBARKS FOR THE CRUSADES at Aigues Mortes, sailing first to Cyprus

Louis IX of France sets sail for the Holy Land which he hopes to reconquer; alas, he himself gets captured by the Saracens and has to be ransomed at great expense Date: 1248

Guyuk inaugurated Great Khan of Mongol Empire
Guyuk Khan (c1206-1248) is inaugurated as the third Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. Seen here is the tent of his mother Toregene Khatun (or Turakina)

Spain. Reconquest. Storming of Seville by Ferdinand III of Castile (1248). Illustration of Juan Antonio de Vera y

Greek fire used by Saracens, 1248
Greek fire used by Saracens against Crusaders when crossing a branch of the Nile, 1248

Louis IX doing Good
Louis IX isn t made a saint for nothing - he is known for his benevolence, as here when he intervenes in a dispute between a poor old lady and the sire de Joinville

Willem Van Holland
Willem van Holland, a German ruler also count of Holland, is inscribed as a freeman of the city of Utrecht

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