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*' Many tributes have been paid to the beauty of Louis IX. 's character, the greatest of all being that of a famous French philosopher (Voltaire), who said, " It is not given man to carry virtue to a higher point." MANY TRIBUTES HAD BEEN PAID TO THE BEAUTY OF LOUIS THE NINTH'S CHARACTER THE GREATEST OF ALL BEING THAT FAMOUS FRENCH PHILOSOPHER VOLTAIRE WHO SAID IT IS NOT GIVEN MAN TO CARRY VIRTUE TO A HIGHER
got into diffi- culties with their monarch, Henry HI. Louis IX. decided in favor of the English king, but also insisted that this tttoharch should obey the Great Charter, and thus respect the rights of the barons. After spending sixteen years at home, devoting all his H^ r^hlAfl? P|ig£u pH 1 ilL^ ^^B^^i 1^ i._.. ^M ^J HA^g^M Sainte Chapelle. Digitized by Google LOUIS IX. (1226-1270) 135 energies to the good of his people, Louis decided to go on a second crusade (the eighth, 1270), although by this time his health was so poor that he had to be carried on board the ship. Urged by one of his brothers, Louis directed his forces against Tu'nis, then in the hands of the Turks ; but he had no sooner landed, than he fell victim to the plague, which also killed many men in his army. After a very few days' illness, the dying king made his last arrangements, and after directing that he should be laid on a bed of ashes, so he might die as a penitent, he passed away, murmuring the word " Jerusalem. T POLICY HE WAS OFTEN CHOSEN UMPIRE IN QUARRELS NOT ONLY AMONG HIS FELLOW COUNTRYMEN BUT EVEN BY THE ENGLISH BARONS WHEN THEY ONCE GOT INTO DIFFICULTIES WITH THEIR MONARCH HENRY THE THIRD LOUIS THE NINTH DECIDED IN FAVOR OF THE ENGLISH KING BUT ALSO INSISTED THAT THIS MONARCH SHOULD OBEY THE GREAT CHARTER AND THUS RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF THE BARONS AFTER SPENDING SIXTEEN YEARS AT HOME DEVOTING ALL HIS ENERGIES TO THE GOOD OF HIS PEOPLE LOUIS DECIDED TO GO ON A SECOND CRUSADE THE EIGHTH TWELVE SEVENTY ALTHOUGH BY THIS TIME HIS HEALTH WAS SO POOR THAT HE HAD TO BE CARRIED ON BOARD THE SHIP URGED BY ONE OF HIS BROTHERS LOUIS DIRECTED HIS FORCES AGAINST TUNIS THEN IN THE HANDS OF THE TURKS BUT HE HAD NO SOONER LANDED THAN HE FELL VICTIM TO THE PLAGUE WHICH ALSO KILLED MANY MEN IN HIS ARMY AFTER A VERY FEW DAYS ILLNESS THE DYING KING MADE HIS LAST ARRANGEMENTS AND AFTER DIRECTING THAT HE SHOULD BE LAID ON A BED OF ASHES SO HE MIGHT DIE AS A PENITENT HE PASSED AWAY MURMURING THE WORD JERUSALEM
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