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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. 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
years Louis tried to live in peace with his neighbors. He made favorable trea- ties with Spain (1258) and with the English. In fact, such was his fair- ness that he insisted upon giving back to the English some lands to which he thought he had no claim. Because he deemed honesty the best policy, he was often chosen um- pire ill quarrels, not only among his fellow-countrymen, but even by the English barons, when they once 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. A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE SHRINE KNOWN AS THE HOLY CHAPEL SENT SHEPPET TO SERVE AS ITS PLACE OF DEPOSIT DURING ALL THESE YEARS LOUIS TRIED TO LIVE IN PEACE WITH HIS NEIGHBORS HE MADE FAVORABLE TREATIES WITH SPAIN IN TWELVE FIFTY EIGHT AND WITH THE ENGLISH IN FACT SUCH WAS HIS FAIRNESS THAT HE INSISTED UPON GIVING BACK TO THE ENGLISH SOME LANDS TO WHICH HE THOUGHT HE HAD NO CLAIM BECAUSE HE DEEMED HONESTY THE BEST 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
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