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The Seventh Crusade (1248–1254) was the first of the two Crusades led by Louis IX of France.Also known as the Crusade of Louis IX to the Holy Land, it aimed to reclaim the Holy Land by attacking Egypt, the main seat of Muslim power in the Near East.
Keeping a promise he made while praying for recovery from a grave illness, Louis led the ill-fated Seventh and Eighth Crusades against the Muslim dynasties that controlled North Africa, Egypt, and the Holy Land. He was captured and ransomed during the Seventh Crusade, and later succumbed to dysentery during the Eighth Crusade.
The ships of the Seventh Crusade, led by King Louis's brothers, Charles d'Anjou and Robert d'Artois, sailed from Aigues-Mortes and Marseille to Cyprus during the autumn of 1248, and then on to Egypt. The ships entered Egyptian waters and the troops of the Seventh Crusade disembarked at Damietta in June 1249.
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Louis IX during the Seventh Crusade. The Seventh Crusade (1248–1254) was the first of the two Crusades led by Louis IX of France. Also known as the Crusade of Louis IX to the Holy Land, its objective was to reclaim the Holy Land by attacking Egypt, the main seat of Muslim power in the Middle East, then under as-Salih Ayyub, son of al-Kamil.
Al-Salih's capture of Jerusalem after the Khwarezmian sacking led to the call for the Seventh Crusade, and Louis IX of France took the cross. In 1248, the opening gambit of the crusade took place at Damietta in June 1249. There, Louis IX landed his forces only to be met by a strong garrison led by Fakhr al-Din.
Despenser's Crusade: Despenser's Crusade (1383), also known as the Norwich Crusade, was a military expedition led by Henry le Despenser in order to assist Ghent in its struggle against the supporters of antipope Clement VII. A crusade associated with the Great Schism. [154] [158] Crusade of John of Gaunt: The Crusade of John of Gaunt (1387).
The Battle of Fariskur was the last major battle of the Seventh Crusade.The battle was fought on 6 April 1250, between the Crusaders led by King Louis IX of France (later Saint Louis) [4] and Egyptian forces led by Turanshah of the Ayyubid dynasty.