Louis IX

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Louis IX
    n 1: king of France and son of Louis VIII; he led two
         unsuccessful Crusades; considered an ideal medieval king
         (1214-1270) [syn: {Louis IX}, {Saint Louis}, {St. Louis}]

from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

LOUIS IX

called the saint, 1215-1263. Was a good Louis.
Fought the Turks and was taken prisoner.  His subjects thought
7,000,000 francs worth of him.  Was awarded his halo for work
in the Crusades.  Not a patron of his ancestors.  Very
unpopular in Paris.