Eighth Crusade

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The Eighth Crusade was a 13th-century military expedition launched by Western European Christians against Muslim-held North Africa, most notably led by King Louis IX of France and ending in failure with his death near Tunis.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Eighth Crusade canonical 16
Eighth Crusade at Tunis 1
Tunis Crusade of 1270 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 13th-century conflict ⓘ
crusade ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
aimedAt expanding Christian influence in North Africa ⓘ
associatedWith Capetian dynasty ⓘ
belligerent Hafsid Sultanate of Tunis ⓘ
linked to: Hafsid dynasty

Kingdom of France ⓘ
category 13th-century crusades ⓘ
Conflicts involving France ⓘ
Wars involving the Muslim world ⓘ
causeOf death of Louis IX of France ⓘ
heavy losses from disease among crusaders ⓘ
chronologyWithinCrusades eighth major numbered crusade ⓘ
commander Louis IX of France ⓘ
deathOccurredDuring Louis IX of France ⓘ
endDate 1270 ⓘ
follows Seventh Crusade ⓘ
hasCause desire to attack Muslim-held Tunis ⓘ
plan to support campaigns in the Holy Land ⓘ
hasConsequence end of Louis IX’s crusading efforts ⓘ
limited impact on control of the Holy Land ⓘ
hasOutcome no lasting territorial gains for crusaders ⓘ
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
leader Louis IX of France ⓘ
ledByMonarch Louis IX of France ⓘ
location North Africa ⓘ
Tunis ⓘ
notableEvent outbreak of disease in crusader camp ⓘ
siege of Tunis ⓘ
opposedReligion Islam ⓘ
participant Charles I of Anjou ⓘ
French crusaders ⓘ
Hafsid dynasty ⓘ
King Louis IX of France ⓘ
linked to: Louis IX of France

Kingdom of France ⓘ
Muslim forces in North Africa ⓘ
partOf Crusades ⓘ
precededBy Seventh Crusade ⓘ
primaryTarget Tunis ⓘ
religiousContext Latin Christianity ⓘ
result crusader withdrawal ⓘ
failure ⓘ
startDate 1270 ⓘ
treatyConcluded truce between crusaders and Hafsid ruler of Tunis ⓘ
year 1270 ⓘ

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Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Louis IX of France → participatedIn → Eighth Crusade ⓘ
Seventh Crusade → followedBy → Eighth Crusade ⓘ
Ninth Crusade → follows → Eighth Crusade ⓘ
Saint Louis → participatedIn → Eighth Crusade ⓘ
Margaret of Provence → participatedIn → Eighth Crusade ⓘ
Theobald II of Navarre → participatedIn → Eighth Crusade ⓘ
Theobald II of Navarre → diedDuring → Eighth Crusade ⓘ
Hugh XII of Lusignan → participatedIn → Eighth Crusade ⓘ
Hugh XII of Lusignan → deathEvent → Eighth Crusade at Tunis ⓘ
linked to: Eighth Crusade
Isabella of Aragon → participatedIn → Eighth Crusade ⓘ
siege of Tunis → partOf → Eighth Crusade ⓘ
siege of Tunis → hasAlternativeName → Tunis Crusade of 1270 ⓘ
linked to: Eighth Crusade
Louis IX of France → associatedWith → Eighth Crusade ⓘ
subject linked to: IX
Mamluk–Crusader wars → relatedTo → Eighth Crusade ⓘ