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participation in Crusade of Louis IX

In Crusades: The Crusades of St. Louis
…arrival of Louis’s third brother, Alphonse of Poitiers. Sultan al-Ṣāliḥ Ayyūb’s death was followed by confusion in Cairo, which, after some argument, had become the Crusaders’ objective. In February 1250 Robert of Artois led a surprise attack on the Egyptian camp 2 miles (3 km) from Al-Manṣūrah, but, rejecting the…
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role in French history

In France: Louis IX
…had passed to Raymond’s son-in-law, Alphonse of Poitiers, who proceeded to govern it as effectively as his appanage lands; and when he and his wife died without issue in 1271, their enormous inheritance reverted to the royal domain.
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