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Jean de Joinville
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French chronicler
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Jean de Joinville (1224–1317) was a male historian, writer, feudatory, and biographer from the Kingdom of France. He wrote in Old French, which was also his native language. His father was Simon of Joinville, and he had a child named Anselm de Joinville and a sibling named Geoffrey of Joinville.
Joinville is the author of several works, including *Memoires de Jean sire de Joinville, ou, Histoire et chronique du très-chreétien roi Saint Louis*, *Oeuvres de Jean sire de Joinville*, *Memoires de Messire Iean, Sire de Ionville, seneschal de Champagne*, *The history of Saint Louis*, and *Histoire de Saint Louis*. He is described by sources such as the *Svensk uppslagsbok*, *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*, and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1224 births, 1317 deaths and 13th-century French historians.
Its subject is documented across 30 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1224?
- Died
- 1317?
- Works
- 64
Top works
- Settima Crociata, Ovvero la Storia Della Santa Vita e Delle Grandi Cavallerie Di Re Luigi IX Di Francia; Cronica Delle Cose Occorrenti Ne' Tempi Suoi
- Memoires de Jean sire de Joinville, ou, Histoire et chronique du très-chreétien roi Saint Louis
- Oeuvres de Jean sire de Joinville
- Memoires de Messire Iean, Sire de Ionville, seneschal de Champagne
- The history of Saint Louis
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1224-05-01 ) 1 May 1224
- Died
- 24 December 1317 (1317-12-24) (aged 93)
- Occupations
- Knight , biographer
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jean
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of France
- Father
- Simon of Joinville
- Occupation
- biographer
- Languages spoken
- Old French
- Native language
- Old French
- Image
- Jean de Joinville Louis X.jpeg
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- Commons category
- Jean de Joinville
- date of birth
- 1224-00-00
- date of death
- 1317-12-24
- name in native language
- Jean de Joinville
- writing language
- Old French
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
4 objects attributed to Jean de Joinville, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
John of Joinville (French: Jean, French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ də ʒwɛ̃vil], 1 May 1224 – 24 December 1317) was one of the great chroniclers of medieval France. He is most famous for writing the Life of Saint Louis, a biography of Louis IX of France that chronicled the Seventh Crusade.
Biography
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